Tinubu had in his 64th Independence Anniversary broadcast conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic(CFR) title on the Speaker and the Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin. That move did not go well with the House of Representatives which demanded a higher honour for Abbas.
By Capital Watch Media
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) title on the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas.
Tinubu had in his 64th Independence Anniversary broadcast conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic(CFR) title on the Speaker and the Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin.
That move did not go well with the House of Representatives which demanded a higher honour for Abbas just like Tinubu conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Senate President Godswill Akpabio; and the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
The lawmakers said that both chambers of the National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives) are equal and the Green Chamber should not even be referred to as a lower chamber.
