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The award investiture ceremony was held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
 President Muhammadu Buhari today conferred National Honours Awards on 447 recipients.
The recipients comprised of Nigerians and non-Nigerians labelled “friends of Nigeria”.
The award investiture ceremony was held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
5000 nominees were received by the George Akume-led awards committee, but only 447 were selected for the awards.
Below is the full speech of the President at the award investiture ceremony.
”It is my honour to address you on behalf of the Federal
Government and the people of Nigeria on this occasion of the 2022
National Honours Award Investiture Ceremony.
2. The Award of titles of honour, decorations and dignitaries is a
solemn and patriotic event at which President of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria honours deserving Nationals and Non-Nationals, who have
distinguished themselves in the service of the nation and humanity in
accordance with the National Honours Act CAP. N43 of the Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria 2004.
3. The screening and selection of nominees for this year’s award
as always, followed established broad criteria including but not limited
to;
a. Consistent and meaningful participation in community and/or national development.
b. Rendering unsolicited, selfless and philanthropic services to
humanity; outstanding sacrifice in the defence of a cause popularly
adjudged to be positive, relevant and beneficial to the nation and
community.
c. Distinct act of bravery in the protection and/or defence of national interest, public peace, safety of life and property.
d. Remarkable achievement in any field of expertise where the
person’s activities in that field have made significant contributions to
the attainment of national goals and objectives.
e. Immense contributions towards the upliftment of community,
state, nation and/or humanity through achievements by way of inventions
and bringing outstanding honour and glory to the state through personal
dedication and patriotic commitment. Service with integrity is also a
basis for the selection process.
4. On this occasion, you may wish to recall that since the
inception of this administration, there has not been such occasion like
this where individuals and friends of Nigeria have been so singled out
for investiture except for the Special Investiture Ceremony in honour of
Chief MKO Abiola, Alhaji Baba Gana Kingibe and Chief Gani Fawehinmi,
SAN whose ceremony was specially carried out to right the wrong done in
the past, to assuage our feelings and to resolve to stand firm now and
the future for the sanctity of the electoral process and our democracy.
5. In like manner, our country’s athletes were also honoured
recently for their spectacular performances in several competitions.
6. It is worthy of note that nation building involves a lot of
sacrifice by the citizenry. Citizens who contribute to national
development deserve to be encouraged and appreciated. It is based on
this premise that I reconstituted the National Honours Award Committee,
Chaired by His Royal Highness, Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad I, JSC (Rtd),
the Emir of Lafia, a distinguished retired Justice and other patriotic
Nigerians as members to recommend suitable Nigerians and our friends for
appropriate recognition.
7. The committee has done a patriotic duty by diligently going
through over 5,000 submissions and coming up with these recommendations.
8. The patriotic Nigerians and our friends being honoured today,
have distinguished themselves in various ways for the purpose of
recreating a new Nigeria of our dreams through respect for the rule of
law, image laundering, transparency and accountability in management of
scarce resources.
9. Equally, those in the private sector have also creditably
discharged themselves in business, entertainment, hospitality,
transportation and other forms of human endeavours to transform Nigeria.
10. We have amongst the recipients today, Amb. Prof. Tijjani
Muhammad-Bande, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed and
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who are doing our country proud on the
international scene. Our dear sisters are a source of inspiration to our
young women that through hard work and dedication, they can achieve
greatness.
11. We also have on the list, Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, a religious
leader who hid over 262 Christians in his mosque from attacks in Yelwa
Gindi Akwati village, in Plateau State. He is a good example of
religious tolerance we preach amongst Nigerians. I am excited that he is
being honoured today with Member of the Order of the Federal Republic
(MFR).
12. Worthy of mention are our Artistes, particularly, our very own
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (Burna Boy), who won the Grammy Awards in 2020.
He along with other artistes have repositioned the Nigerian
entertainment industry and placed it on the global map. At the just
concluded Dubai Expo 2020, Nigeria’s pavilion was a beehive of
activities as our musicians’ entertained guests from around the world.
13. Despite the present economic challenges, Nigeria still boasts
of men and women of integrity; Ms. Josephine Agu, an airport cleaner
returned $12,200 found in a toilet at Murtala Mohammed International
Airport, Lagos as well as Ogbanago Muhammed Ibrahim, a bank security man
who found and returned $10,000. Today, we celebrate their dignity and
strong strength of character by conferring National Honours on them.
They are a shining example to our younger generation.
14. I congratulate all the recipients today who will be joining
the league of Awardees. I appreciate the non-Nigerian recipients and
assure all of you that this administration will continue to provide the
enabling environment for you to undertake your lawful businesses to
allow you sustain your efforts at contributing to the development of our
nation, Nigeria.
15. The National Honours are not merely decorative. They remind us
of an important part of our responsibility as citizens. We must always
endeavour to do our best for our country. We will continue to root out
all forms of banditry, criminality, terrorism and insurgency in the
land. As I stated earlier in my Independence address to the nation, I
will hand over a Nigeria that is free from insecurity to the next
generation of leaders.
16. I want to specially commend the Chairman and members of the
National Honours Award Committee for a job well done. The list of
awardees is justifiably long, since this exercise has not been carried
out since 2015. Your commitment to the process of screening and
selection has been well guided.
17. Let me appeal to other Nigerians who are yet to receive this
recognition to be patient and understand that their efforts in nation
building are appreciated and at the right time, will similarly be
recognized.
18. Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, this administration will
continue to partner with Nigerians and friends of Nigeria with like
minds in our efforts to build the Nigeria of our dream where everybody
will thrive to excel in their chosen fields devoid of parochial
sentiments.
Thank you very much for your presence and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” |
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