Nat’l Honour: Oyo Guber Hopeful, Bayo Adelabu Bags OFR
Nat’l Honour: Oyo Guber Hopeful, Bayo Adelabu Bags OFR.
Adebayo Adelabu, governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, has bagged a national honour from his country, Nigeria’s government.
The immediate past Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, will be decorated with the Order of the Federal Republic, OFR’s title by Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, later this month.
Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations conferred upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria every year. They were instituted by the National Honors Act No. 5 of 1964, during the First Nigerian Republic, to honour Nigerians who have rendered service to the benefit of the nation.
These honours are distinct from the honours that are part of the country’s ancient chieftaincy system, which is a separate (but also legally defined) entity. National Honours are the highest honours or awards that a citizen can receive from his or her country for service to the country.
HONOURS:
The Nigerian National Honours, in descending order of importance, are:
Order of the Federal Republic
Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR)
Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR)
Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR)
Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR)
Order of the Niger
Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger(GCON)
Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON)
Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON)
Member of the Order of the Niger (MON)
The GCFR and GCON are customarily respectively bestowed on former occupants of the office of President of Nigeria and Vice President of Nigeria including former military heads of state of Nigeria and Chiefs of General Staff. The GCON is also customarily bestowed on the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the President of the Nigerian Senate during their first year in office, while the CON is customarily bestowed on Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
