Jonathan To Confer National Honour Awards On National Chairman Of APC, John Oyegun, Over 300 Others
APC national chairman, OyegunThe National Chairman of the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Kenneth Odigie Oyegun has been named as one of the over 300 distinguished Nigerians and friends of Nigeria that President Goodluck Jonathan would confer this year’s National Honour Awards.
Also to be conferred with various categories of awards, according to the Presidency, are the Chief Judge of Kogi state, Justice Nasiru A. Ajanah, ministers of information, Labaran Maku, education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau; ace Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde and the Gomo of Kuje, first class traditional ruler in the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Tanko Haruna Jibril.
Others are the ministers of women affairs, Hajiya Zainab Maina, that of power, Professor Chinedu Nebo; minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochepe, and acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba among others.
The awards, to be conferred at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on September 29, were approved by the President recently.
A statement from the office Of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, also contained the names of some of the nation’s footballers and athletes as well as traditional rulers, judges, civil servants and others.
The list of the over 300 award recipients goes thus:
In the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) Category are
1. AIR MARSHAL ALEX SABUNDU BADEH
CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF
2. MAJ. GEN. KENNETH MINIMAH
CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
REAR ADMIRAL USMAN JIBRIN
CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF
3. AIR VICE MARSHAL ADESOLA AMOSU
CHIEF OF AIR STAFF
4. ALHAJI SULAIMAN ABBA
ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
5. HON. JUSTICE BOLARINWA O. BABALAKIN
FMR. SUPREME COURT, JUDGE
6. HON. JUSTICE ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, (RTD)
7. HON. JUSTICE IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
8. HON. JUSTICE CHRISTOPHER M. CHUKWUMA – ENEH
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
9. HON. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD S. MUNTAKA COOMASSIE
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
10. HON. JUSTICE JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
11. HON. JUSTICE OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
12. MOHAMMED SAMBO DASUKI
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
13. BUKAR GONI AJI
FORMER HEAD OF SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION
14. MR. DANLADI I. KIFASI, OON, MNI
HEAD OF SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION
15. AMB. AYO OKE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
16. HRM OBA DR. VICTOR ADEMEFUN A. KILADEJO
TRADITIONAL RULER
17. CHIEF PHILIP C. ASIODU
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT
18. BRIG. GEN. JONES O. AROGBOFA (RTD)
CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT
19. HRH ALAYELUWA OBA (DR.) JIMOH OYEWUMI A.
TRADITIONAL RULER
20. CHIEF KOLAWOLE BABALOLA JAMODU, OFR
FORMER MINISTER/ PRESIDENT OF M.A.N.
21. CHIEF OLUDOLAPO IBUKUN AKINKUGBE
ENTREPRENEUR
22. CHIEF (DR.) EMMANUEL C. IWUANYNWU
BUSINESS MAN
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23. JIMOH IBRAHIM FOLORUNSHO, OFR
ENTREPRENEUR
IN THE CATEGORY OF THE COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF NIGER (CON) ARE
24. ALHAJI IBRAHIM ADEJOH IDRIS
FORMER GOVERNOR
25. HON. JUSTICE OLATOKUNBO ODUYINKA OLOPADE
CHIEF JUDGE, OGUN STATE
26. HON. JUSTICE ALOY NWEKE NWANKO
CHIEF JUDGE, EBONYI STATE
27. HON. JUSTICE ISUA IDONGESIT NFEM BASSEY
CHIEF JUDGE, AKWA IBOM STATE
28. HON JUSTICE NASIRU A, AJANAH
CHIEF JUDGE, KOGI STATE
29. HONOURABLE JUSTICE HAKILA YALAH HEMAN
CHIEF JUDGE, GOMBE STATE
30. HONOURABLE JUSTICE KATE ABIRI
CHIEF JUDGE, BEYELSA STATE
31. ALH. ABDULKADIR SAIDU TAMBUWAL
GRAND KHADI, SOKOTO STATE
32. HON. JUSTICE AMINA ADAMU AUGIE
JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
33. HON. JUSTICE ABUBAKAR JEGA ABDUL-KADIR
JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
34. DR. PETER ODILI
FORMER GOVERNOR
35. ENGR. MUHAMMED ABBA GANA
FORMER MINISTER
36. CHIEF THOMAS IKEOKWUADEM AGUIYI-IRONSI
FORMER MINISTER
37. HM OBA (DR.) FREDRICK E. OBATERU AKINRUNTAN
TRADITIONAL RULER
38. AMB. DAN SULEIMAN
FORMER AMBASSADOR
39. OLOROGUN FELIX O. IBRU
BUSINESS MAN
40. CHIEF OLUSEGUN OLADIPO OSUNKEYE
CHAIRMAN, NESTLE PLC
41. HON JUSTICE ALI UMAR ERI
FORMER C.J. KOGI STATE/DG NATIONAL JUDICAL INSTITUTE
42. HAMIDU GAMBARI ERUBU
RETIRED CIVIL SERVANT/ PROMINET EDUCATIONIST FOR OVER 50 YEARS
43. JUSTICE OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA
JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
44. CHIEF JOHN E. KENNETH ODIGIE OYEGUN
FMR. GOVERNOR
45. CHIEF TOM IKIMI
POLITICIAN/FMR. MINISTER
46. AHMAD RUFA’I SANI
SENATOR /FMR. GOVERNOR
47. HRH MUHAMMODU ISA MUHAMMADU
TRADITIONAL RULER/EMIR OF JAMA’A
48. ERELU OLUSOLA I.A. OBADA
FORMER DEPUTY GOVERNOR/FORMER MINISTER
49. MR. MUTIU OLANIYI A. SUNMONU
M.D. SPDC
50. HON. JUSTICE P.D. DAMULAK
CHIEF JUDGE, PLATEAU STATE
51. CHIEF (DR.) MICHAEL OLAWALE COLE
FORMER PRESIDENT, NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
52. CHIEF (DR.) MRS. ONIKEPO AKANDE
FORMER MINISTER
53. SEN. NKECHI J. NWAOGU
SENATOR
54. SEN. CHRISTOPHER BABAJIDE OMOWORARE
SENATOR
55. DAME VIRGY N. ETIABA
FORMER DEPUTY / ACTING GOVERNOR/EDUCATIONIST
56. SENATOR IYIOLA OMISORE
FMR. SENATOR/FMR DEPUTY GOVERNOR
57. SEN. MARAFA KABIR GARBA
SENATOR
58. UMAR AYINLA SARO
BUSINESSMAN
59. FUNSO K. LAWAL, OON
INDUSTRIALIST
60. CHIEF (DR.) THEODORE AHAMEFULA ORJI
GOVERNOR
61. MALLAM ISA YUGUDA
GOVERNOR
62. BARR. SULLIVAN IHEANACHO CHIME
GOVERNOR
63. DR OLUSEGUN MIMIKO
GOVERNOR
64. ALHAJI SA’IDU USMAN NASAMU DAKINGARI
GOVERNOR
65. DA DAVID JONAH JANG
GOVERNOR
66. SENATOR IBIKUNLE AMOSUN
GOVERNOR
67. DR JOHN KAYODE FAYEMI
GOVERNOR
68. BRIG. GEN. RAJI RASAKI (RTD)
FORMER MILITARY ADMINISTRATOR
69. MALLAM IBRAHIM SHEKARAU
HON. MINISTER
70. PROF. CHINEDU O. NEBO,
HON. MINISTER
71. MRS. SARAH RENG OCHEKPE
HON. MINISTER
72. ARC. MIKE ONOLEMEMEN
HON. MINISTER
73. MR. LABARAN MAKU
HON. MINISTER
74. HAJIYA ZAINAB MAINA, MFR
HON. MINISTER
75. ARC. MUSA MOHAMMED SADA
HON. MINISTER
76. AMB. BASHIR YUGUDA
HON. MINISTER
77. MR. EZENWO NYESOM WIKE
HON. MINISTER
78. SENATOR FEMI OKUNRONMU
SENATOR
79. MR. OLATUNDE JOHN AYENI
CHAIRMAN, SKYE BANK PLC
80. MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE
GOVERNOR, CBN
81. SENATOR GEORGE THOMPSON SIKIBO JP
SENATOR
82. MAJOR GEN. SURAJ ALAO ABDULRAHMAN
FORCE COMMANDER, LIBERIA ARMED FORCES
IN THE CATEGORY OF ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (OFR)
83. DR. ABDUALLAHI UMAR GANDUJE
DEPUTY GOVERNOR, KANO STATE
84. AMB. (DR.) MARTIN IHOEGHIAN UHOMOIBHI
PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
85. KOBIS ARI THIMNU
SSG, ADAMAWA
86. ALH. SAHABI ISA GADA
SSG, SOKOTO STATE
87. PROF. MKPA AGU MKPA
SSG, ABIA STATE
88. GARVEY ACHEN YAWA
SSG, TARABA STATE
89. HANNATU INTI UGAH (MRS)
HEAD OF SERVICE, KADUNA STATE
90. MAJ. GEN. SHEHU USMAN ABDULKADIR
PIONEER FORCE COMMANDER, FIRST AFRICAN UNION AND ECOWAS PEACE MISSION IN MALI
91. BOLAJI AYORINDE, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
92. ENGR. (CHIEF) AMIN IBRAHIM MOUSSALLI
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR AIM GROUP LTD
93. CHIEF GAFAR KAYODE ANIMASAHUN
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR AIM GROUP LTD
94. PA. MICHAEL TAIWO AKINKUNMI
DESIGNER OF THE NATIONAL FLAG
95. MIKE AGBEDOR ABU OZEKHOME (SAN)
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
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96. CHIEF SIMON NSUNNDU OKEKE
FMR. CHAIRMAN POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION
97. HRH. ABUBAKAR UMAR SULEIMAN
TRADITIONAL RULER
98. CHIEF VICTOR UMEH
POLITICIAN
99. ALHAJI BUHARI BALA
FORMER MINISTER
100- SENATOR UMAR ABUBAKAR ARGUNGU
SENATOR
101- PROF. OLOYEDE IS-HAQ OLAREWAJU
FORMER VICE CHANCELLOR UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
102- DR. GREGORY IKECHUKWU IBE
VISITOR GREGORY UNIVERSITY
103- CHIEF JOE KYARI GADZAMA, SAN, MFR
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
104- SIR EMMANUEL N. MADUEKWE
CHAIRMAN FIRST TARZAN MOTORS LTD
105- CHIEF ADENIGBA F. FADAHUNSI
RTD CUSTOM OFFICER
106- HRH. PRINCE AL WALEED BIN TALAL
FOREIGN INVESTOR
107- JUDE NNODUM, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
108- DAFE AKPEDEYE, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
109- DR. IGWE AJA-NWACHUKWU
PRO. CHANCELLOR, EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY
110- MR. ERICO MONFRINI
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
111- PROF. PETER T. AKPER, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
112- ENGR. BEKINBO R. DAGOGO-JACK
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON POWER
113- AMB. GODSON ONYEMACHI ECHEGILE
FORMER AMBASSADOR
114- PROF. WILLIAMS BARNABAS QURIX
VC, KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY
115- ALAHAJI SANI SIDI
D.G . NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NEMA)
116- SHEIKH ABDULHAFEEZ ABOU
RELIGIOUS LEADER
117- BRIG. GENERAL NNAMDI OKORIE AFFIA
FORMER D.G. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS
118- RT. HON. BATHEL NNAEKA AMADI
SPEAKER, PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT
119- DR. ALEX C. OTTI
M.D. DIAMOND BANK PLC
120- ENGR. M. A. K. ABUBAKAR, MFR
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT
121- LT. GEN. CHIKADIBIA ISAAC OBIAKOR
CHAIRMAN UNITED NATIONS BOARD OF INQUIRY IN ABIYEI
122- MR. MIKE OMERI AGBO-OMERI
DG. NATIONAL ORIENTATION AGENCY
123- UKURA SAMUEL TYONONGO, FCA
AUDITOR GENERAL FOR THE FEDERATION
124- MR. JONAH OGUNNIYI OTUNLA
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF FEDERATION
125- BASHORUN SEINDE AROGBOFA
EDUCATIONIST/AUTHOR
126- MR. JOHN KENNEDY OPARA
PUBLIC SERVANT
127- DR. VALERIE AZINGE
SECRETARY, NATIONAL CONFERENCE
128- MR. DAVID SHIKFU PARRADANG
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION
129- HONOURABLE ARUA ARUNSI
MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
130- PROF. BARTHOLOMEW OKOLO
FORMER VC, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA
131- MRS. CATHERINE UJU IFEJIKA
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BRITENIA–U NIG. LTD
132- FAITH TUEDOR MATHEWS
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO MAINSTREET BANK
133- PROF. KIMSE AMAEBI BIYE OKOKO
CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE OF PRO-CHANCELLORS
FOR THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (OON) ARE
134- PROF. EPIPHANY AZINGE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES (NIALS)
135- DIG SULEIMAN DAUDA FAKAI
DIG
136- ATIKU YUSUF KAFUR
DIG
137- EMMANUEL ONYEDIKACHI UDEOJI
DIG
138- PETER YISA GANA
DIG
139- DIG. MARVEL ENAJERO AKPOYIBO
DIG
140- ABDEL RAHMAN OLAJIDE AKANO
DIG
141- PHILEMON IBRAHIM LEHA
DIG
142- JALAL AHMAD ARABI
STATE HOUSE COUNSEL
143- HON. JUSTICE GABZIU ADEMOLA BAKRE
RTD. JUDGE
144- MAJ. GEN. FELIX O. A. IORSHASE (RTD)
FORMER PROVOST MARSHAL NIGERIA ARMY
145- ADAMU MUHAMMED GARIN GABAS
PERMANENT SECRETARY IN JIGAWA STATE
146- CHIEF (DR.) FABIAN NWAORA
BUSINESS MAN
147- PROF. OSITA OGBU
ACADEMICIAN
148- MR. AKINSANYA SUNNY AJOSE
RETIRED HEAD OF SERVICE, LAGOS STATE
149- MAJ. GEN. SUNDAY NLEMCHUKWU CHIKWE
FORMER GOC 81 DIVISION, NIGERIA ARMY
150- PROF. ISRAEL OLATUNJI ORUBULOYE
ACADEMICIAN
151- PROF ANDREW JONATHAN NOK
ACADEMICIAN
152- PROF. CYPRIAN OGBONNA ONYEJI
VICE CHANCELLOR, ESUT
153- PROF. OPEOLUWA OLADEINDE ADEKUNLE
MEMBER POST GRADUATE COMMITTEE, ACADEMIC HEALTH SERVICE COMPUTER OF EASTERN CAPS
154- MR. OSCAR ONYEMA
CEO, NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
155- DR. PATRICK I. OKPAH
BUSINESS MAN
156- AMB. ALIYU DALA HASSAN
DIPLOMAT
157- FOLUSHO OLANIYAN (MRS)
MANAGING DIRECTOR, UTC NIG. PLC
158- MOHAMMED SANI KALLAH
RESEARCHER
159- OTUNBA THEOPHILUS OLUWOLE AKINDELE
ENGINEER
160- BEN MURRAY – BRUCE (MR)
BUSINESSMAN
161- HRM. OVIE RICHARD L. OGBON
TRADITIONAL RULER
162- SIR STEVE B. OMOJAFOR
CHAIRMAN ZENITH BANK PLC
163- MR. CHUKWUEMEKA GODSWILL ONWUKA
CHAIRMAN ENTERPRISE BANK
164- ALH. SULEIMAN YAHAYA
CHAIRMAN NAHCO
165- CHIEF (SIR) EMMANUEL UMEOHIA
CEO, EMABUMEH AND SONS LTD
166- ABUBAKAR LADAN ZARIA
MUSICIAN
167- MR. BERNARD O. N. OTTI
GED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS NNPC
168- DR. AMINU LADAN SHAREHU
DG/CEO, NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE KADUNA
169- MR. JOSEPH OLUREMI AKANDE
COMMISSIONER FCSC, ABUJA
170- AMB. CHUKWUDI N. OKAFOR
NIGERIA’S AMBASSADOR TO THAILAND
171- MR. ADEYEMO M. TUNDE
ACCOMPLISHED CIVIL SERVANT
172- DR. SHEHU YAHAYA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
173- CECILIA AKINTOMIDE
SECRETARY, ADB TUNISIA/ IVORY COAST
174- MAHMOOD AHMADU
CEO. OLS SERVICES
175- DR. ADO JIMADA GANA MUHAMMAD
CIVIL SERVANT
176- DR. ABDULLAHI Y. SHEHU
DG. INT. GOVT. ACTION AGAINST MONEY LAUNDRING IN WEST AFRICA
177- AMB. BINA CITIP SELCHUM
DIPLOMAT
178- AMB. ESTHER AUDU (MRS)
NIGERIA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE GAMBIA
179- MANU GARBA (MFR)
CHIEF COACH, UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
180- MRS. BEATRICE E. JEDY-AGBA
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY NAPTIP
181- OBONG MICHAEL A. AFANGIDEH
ENTREPRENEUR/ POLITICIAN
182- HIS EMINENCE IME A. UMOETTE
RELIGIOUS LEADER
183- HRM OFFONG (ENG) EFFIONG ROBIN ASABI
TRADITIONAL RULER
184- ALHAJI MUHAMMADU NADADA UMAR
FORMER DIRECTOR-GENERAL SMEDAN
185- ALHAJI GIMBA YA’U KUMO
MANAGING DIRECTOR, FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA
186- BOMA OZOBIA, LLM
FORMER PRESIDENT COMMONWEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
187- PROF. SHEHU ARABU RISKWA
FORMER VC, USMAN DANFADIO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO
188- DR. (CHIEF) DAVID OGBA ONUOHA
ENTREPRENEUR
189- IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MERA
PUBLIC SERVANT/DCG CUSTOMS
190- PETER DEDEVBO
COACH UNDER 20 NATIONAL FEMALE FOOTBALL TEAM
191- DR. AKILU NDABAWA
SECRETARY PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL CONFERENCE
192- PROF. ABDU IGANIYU AMBALI
VC UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
193- IDRIS ABIODUN JAWANDO
RETIRED DIRECTOR ENGINEERING CIVIL AND SANITARY INFRASTRUCTURE
194- STELLA UGBOMA
PROMINENT LAWYER, FMR. PRESIDENT OF FIDA
FOR THE MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (MFR) CATEGORY
195- MRS. KATHERINE PHILIP ADAMU
CHIEF CATERING OFFICER, STATE HOUSE
196- HAMALAI JUMMAI GWALEM
HOUSE KEEPER, PRESIDENTIAL WING, NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
197- MR. FELIX IKUMAPAYI, FDC
DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF STATE SERVICE (DSS)
198- OLALEKAN ODUGBEMI, FDC
DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF STATE SERVICE (DSS)
199- HON. FARUK MALAMI YABO
HON. COMMISSIONER IN SOKOTO STATE
200- HON. GABRIEL HAMADAMA
HON. COMMISSIONER, IN ADAMAWA STATE
201- ELDER (DR,) MRS. HANNAH ODEPO-YAMA
RETIRED SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
202- MR. KNUT ULVMOEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DANGOTE GROUP
203- ENG. YUVAL LEVY
GM. SCC NIGERIA LTD.
204- HAJIYA ZAINAB ABU BELLO
EDUCATIONIST
205- ALH. KABIR ALKALI MUHAMMED
ACCOUNTANT
206- PROF. HAFEZ ABUBAKAR
EDUCATIONIST
207- DOUKPOLA FRANCIS AMAEBI
BANKER
208- ALH. NUHU ABDULKADIR
TRADITIONAL RULER
209- MR. N. G. PATEL
INDUSTRIALIST
210- AMB. ADAMU SAIDU DAURA
POLITICIAN
211- CHIEF (MRS.) LEILA EUPHEMIA APINKE FOWLER
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
212- KENNETH EMEKA NWABUEZE (ENGR.)
CONSULTANT
213- BARR. JOEL SABO ANINGE
TRADITIONAL RULER
214- BLESSING OKAGBARE
ATHLETE, GOLD MEDALLIST 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
215- BISHOP DR. (MRS.) IREYEESORISEONE AKUMAGBA
CLERGY
216- CHHIEF (DR.) CHRISTIAN OBIDINNA OGEDAZI, BL
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
217- IDRIS IBRAHIM GINSAU
DIRECTOR IN JIGAWA STATE CIVIL SERVICE
218- CHIEF (MRS.) DOHERTY BOLAJOKO BIMBOLA
EDUCATIONIST
219- MR. UDEME ONOFIOK UFOT
BUSINESSMAN
220- PROF. OLUWOLE DANIEL MAKINDE
SCIENTIST
221- MRS. MAIDEN IBRU
PUBLISHER GUARDIAN NEWS PAPER
222- MR. IMEH USUAH
TAXI DRIVER
223- DR. JOE OKEI-ODUMAKIN
HUMAN RIGHT ACTIVIST
224- PROF. NIYI AKINNASO
LECTURER
225- ALH. AHMAD BADAMASUIY
RETIRED CIVIL SERVANT
226- CHIEF (DR.) MURTALA ADEBAYO
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
227- PROF. KEVIN MICHAEL OGON ETTA
EDUCATIONIST
228- RT. HON. ATOZA IHINDAN
POLITICIAN
229- ADEDAPO OLUSEUN ABIODUN AKANDE
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
230- MR. EBERE YOUNG ACHARAIKE
MEDIA CONSULTANT
231- CHIEF (MRS.) MOJI MAKANJUOLA
JOURNALIST
232- ELDER URUM KALU EKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR, FIRST BANKS PLC
233- MUHAMMAD BABANDEDE
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION
234- DAVOU TIMOTHY PWAJOK
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF AFRIMINES LTD
235- HRH. HARUNA TANKO JIBRIN KUJE
TRADITIONAL RULER
236- HRH. ALH. HASSAN ATTAHIRU BUNGUGU
TRADITIONAL RULER
237- EMMANUEL AMUNEKE
ASSISTANT COACH, UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
238- NDUKA UGBADE
ASSISTANT COACH, UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
239- EMEKA AMADI
GOALKEEPER TRAINER
240- MR. ENGENIUSZ LAC HOWSKI
CHAUFFER, NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION, CANADA
241- PATIENCE OKAEME
CAPTAIN, UNDER 20 NATIONAL FEMALE FOOTBALL TEAM
242- CHIEF MRS. NKECHI OKEMINI MBA
NATIONAL PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN SOCIETIES
243- HAJIA RAMATU BALA USMAN
FORMER NATIONAL PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN SOCIETIES
244- MR. KENNETH NNEBUE
ACTOR
245- OMOTOLA JALADE EKEINDE
FILM MAKER /ACTRESS
246- AJOKE SYLVA JACOBS
ACTRESS
247- NNIMMO BASSEY
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
248- CHIEF OLADEJI FASUAN
RETIRED PERMANENT SECRETARY
249- SE-ALABO (AMB) DAGOGO CLAUDE-WILCOX
FMR. AMBASSADOR
250- ABRAHAM NDANA YISA
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
251- HASSAN MUHAMMAD LIMAN ESQ, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
252- CHIEF (DR.) SYLVANUS O. EBIGWEI
MEDICAL DOCTOR
253- SALIHU SINTALMA ABUBAKAR
PUBLIC SERVANT
254- ALIYU OMAR
CIVIL SERVANT
255- HRM. OBA JACOB OLUFEMI OMOLADE JP
TRADITIONAL RULER
256- HRH. EZEKWO SAMUEL
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
257- ONUH ISAAC MICHAEL
HEAD, PRESIDENTIAL STEWARDS
258- ADO AHMAD G. DABINO
PUBLIC SERVANT
259- CPL. SOLOMON DAUDA
TRAFFIC WARDEN
260- MRS..MAIRO I. LONDON
EDUCATIONIST
261- ODO CLAIRE KALANGO
ADMINISTRATOR
262- DR. NATHANIEL CHIDI NWANERI
ACCOMPLISHED TEACHER
263- OBA MICHAEL ADESINA
TRADITIONAL RULER
264- ALH. SHITU MUHAMMED
BUSINESS MAN
265- YUSUF KUNLE
POLITICIAN/YOUTH MOBILIZER
266- EGBAIYELO TEMITAYO
TEAM SECRETARY, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
267- AYODEJI OLARINOYE
TEAM DOCTOR, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
268- GABRIEL OYENUGA
TEAM PHYSIOTHERAPIST, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
269- MORAKINYO ABODUNRIN
TEAM MEDIA OFFICER, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
270- SULEIMAN ABUBAKAR
TEAM COORDINATOR, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
271- MOHAMMED KAFA
EQUIPMENT MANAGER, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
272- MUSA MUHAMMED
PLAYER, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
273- SUNDAY ALAMPASU
PLAYER, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
274- ABDULAZEEZ ABUBAKAR
PLAYER, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
275- UZOHO ODINAKA
PLAYER, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
276- ZAHARADEEN BELLO
PLAYER, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
277- ALIU ABUBAKAR
PLAYER, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
278- OBASI CHIGOZIE
PLAYER, 2013 NATIONAL UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
279- MUSA YAHAYA
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284- GODWIN SAVIOUR
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286- MAKANJUOLA HABEEB
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287- CHIDERA EZEH
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290- AWONIYI TAIWO
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291- DENNIS OKON NYA
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292- JAPHET RAYMOND
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293- PROF. ALASHILE ABIMIKU
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294- ASISAT OSHOALA
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295- AMINAT ADENIYI
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296- ABDULAZEEZ IBRAHIM
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297- ESE BRUME
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298- LOVELINE OBIJI
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299- MARYAM USMAN
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300- ODUAYO ADEKUOROYE
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301- OLUWATOYIN ADESANMI
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302- PAUL KEHINDE
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303- ADEKOYA JAMIU
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The statement said that all the award recipients are entitled to come with two guests only even as it announced that there would be shuttle bus services for all the awardees, adding that attendance is strictly by invitation.
The statement said that accreditation of all the award recipients and the media will be done on Friday, to Sunday 26th/28th September at at Agura Hotel Abuja, beginning 8.00 am to 8.00 pm. daily.
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President Goodluck Jonathan has formally declared today that he will contest the 2015 Presidential election for his second term in office, even as he expressed appreciation to all those who have either endorsed him or adpoted him for the post.
Nigeria’s Legal Amazon, Aloma Mukhtar Bowing Out, By Adam Adedimeji
After 28 months in the saddle as Nigeria’s number one judicial officer, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar will on November 20, bow out as the 14th Chief Justice of Nigeria after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70 for Supreme Court justices. The first female CJN’s tenure in the history of the nation is regarded by many as eventful. Her exit, no doubt will be missed by many.
Aloma Mukhtar is the first and only female Chief Justice of Nigeria who became the first female to be sworn into the Court of Appeal on September 24, 1987 and the first female justice of the Supreme Court in June 2005 after Senate confirmation.
The road to Mukhtar’s emergence began in April 2012 when her predecessor in office, Justice Dahiru Musdapher served the National Judicial Council (NJC) the mandatory three-month notice of retirement.
In appointing Mukhtar who was the most senior in the apex court, President Goodluck Jonathan complied with Section 231 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, subject to confirmation of such appointment by the Senate.
Paragraph E, Third Schedule Part 1 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended requires the Federal Judicial Service Commission to advise the National Judicial Council in nominating persons for appointment to the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Upon receiving Judicial Commission’s advice, the NJC made the recommendation to Mr. President. This is unlike the American system where the President goes out of his way to search for a nominee and selects from a list of qualified candidates.
When Justice Mukhtar stepped in as Chief Justice of Nigeria on July 16, 2012, there was great expectation by people who are keen observers of her antecedents. Her accession therefore to the exalted position of Chief Justice of the most populous country of black Africa was a welcome development to many Nigerians who expected her to come and clean up the Augean stable that the judicial institution had become.
As the first female to attain the position in Nigeria, she carries the burden of proving her mettle as well as surpassing the performance of her all male predecessors in office.
In her first speech at the Senate screening on July 11, 2012, she had said, “On the perception of the judiciary by the public, indeed as it is as at now, it is very bad and I am saddened by it. But, then, I said earlier on, I will try, I don’t want to sound like a broken record. I will try to make sure that the confidence reposed in the judiciary, as it were before, will be returned. I will try as much as possible to ensure that the bad eggs that are there are flushed out; that there will be a cleansing by the National Judicial Council based on petition. It is sad that the ordinary man on the street thinks and feels that he cannot get justice. This is because of the situation we find ourselves. I will ensure that this perception changes.”
After 26 months in the saddle, Mukhtar had been adjudged to have performed creditably well.
Carol Ajie, Human Rights Lawyer and Fellow, Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa had this to say about justice Mukhtar,
“Justice Mariam Mukhtar, had worked twice as hard as others as a judge through the hierarchy of courts before she was elevated to the Supreme Court Bench in June 2005, a measure that wholly prepares her for the challenging task ahead. Of impeccable integrity, she earned momentous respect from members of the Bench and Bar in a way that is unprecedented. Accomplished, she comes with iconic experience and legendary judicial finesse. Adored by many who look upon her as our super model and mentor; firm yet fair with a reputation for intellectual precision and zero tolerance for corruption, fit as the 13th CJN and first female to ascend this zenith, at a time the judiciary seeks the cleansing of the Augean stable, to win public respect.”
Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and one of Nigeria’s foremost human rights activists has this to say about Justice Mukhtar, “In a country where judicial corruption has been virtually institutionalized, I make bold to say that Justice Mukhtar has never been associated with corrupt practices or any form of abuse of office. She is conservative but ready to take a radical stand in defence of the rule of law. She is quiet but aggressive in dealing with cases of corruption. Her decision to team up with Adesola Oguntade JSC (as he then was) and Walter Onnoghen JSC in writing powerful dissenting opinions in the controversial case of Mohammadu Buhari v Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) convinced the reactionary forces in the legal establishment that she could rock the boat if allowed to become the head of the country’s judiciary. The clean bill of health given to Justice Ayo Salami, the suspended President of the Court of Appeal by a Committee of the National Judicial Council (NJC) chaired by Justice Mukhtar was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. A plot was therefore hatched to prevent her from becoming the CJN’’.
Mrs. Funke Adekoya (SAN) of Aelex Law firm and candidate in the 2014 NBA election, likened Justice Mukhtar’s job to that of Hercules’ cleaning of the Augean saying “When the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mukhtar was sworn into the office in July 2012, there were many calls upon her to restore the judiciary to its pride of place in the body polity by investigating the rumours of corruption that were rife, and acting on the many complaints about judicial behaviour. As she has only two years in office as Chief Justice of Nigeria, this is her augean stable’’.
Looking back however, it can be said that Mukhtar did not disappoint Nigerians. She indeed worked hard and her effort to sanitize and remove the bad eggs in the nation’s judiciary is not unnoticed. Speaking on her experience in office, she says,
“On my assumption of office as the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, I inherited 139 petitions, 106 of which were vexatious or baseless, only 33 of the petitions were considered worthy of attention. After my assumption of office as the Chief Justice, 198 fresh petitions were filed, of this number, 150 were found to be frivolous, 15 are awaiting responses from judges and only 21 were slated for consideration.
We must always remain conscious of the fact that anybody who raises an allegation of corruption against a judicial officer must be ready to substantiate it. Anybody who also offers baseless allegation must in line with the relevant statutes must be to face the long arms of the law.”
A firm believer in judges’ discipline, Mukhtar never shy away from explaining to them the path she expects judges to tow. Hear her,
“There is indeed no reason why a judicial officer who sits over trials should not be made to come under trial in deserving cases, as a person who cannot follow must not lead and a person who cannot practice incorruptibility must not sit at judgment over others and find it humiliating to stand trial. “What is more worrisome is that members of the Bar who are learned in the country’s legal system have indulged themselves in many negative practices. This has led to an influx of frivolous petitions before the National Judicial Council.”
Accessing his principal, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, media aide to CJN wrote that so far, not less than 100 editorial comments were published in the dailies and magazines in reactions to Mukhtar’s onslaught on the judiciary in Nigeria.
In a recent article in which Justice Mukhtar’s efforts against judicial rot was highlighted, Ahuraka said, “Prior to Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar’s assumption of office as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), many had lost hope in the Judiciary’s ability to dispense justice independently. The state of affairs in the Judiciary was aptly captured in a report by the US Department of State on Human Rights practices for 2011. The report had observed copiously that the Nigerian Judiciary was very corrupt and susceptible to manipulations by the rich elite in business and politics.
While many were still in doubt about her capacity to tackle the rot in the system, some who knew Justice Mukhtar as an incorruptible judicial officer and an individual with rare sterling qualities thought otherwise.
According to Ahuraka, Newsweek, a British magazine named Justice Mukhtar as one of the ‘125 women of impact in the world’ in its April 8-15, 2013 edition. Her nomination was premised on her judicial cleansing reform and avowed determination to get rid of judges involved in fraudulent practices.
Specifically, the magazine noted that, ‘’in a country notorious for its crooked officials, Nigeria’s first female Chief Justice, Mukhtar, has built a reputation as an unwavering reformer unafraid to root out criminals.” Also, the World Justice Project (WJP), an independent, multidisciplinary organization working to advance the rule of law globally, scored Nigeria high only in civil justice among the nine factors it studied in its report recently released. The Washington-based WJP accessed the 99 countries studied on compliance with the rule law. The WJP Rule of Law Index 2014 report awarded Nigeria a pass mark only in Civil Justice, ostensibly the Judiciary headed by Justice Mukhtar.
In its editorial of July 15 this year, The Guardian newspaper commented thus; ‘’Speaking at the opening session of a conference on judicial reforms organized by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), in conjunction with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and some Non-Governmental Organisations, the Chief Justice accused SANs working in tandem with corrupt judges being investigated by the National Judicial Council (NJC) of being guilty of corruption and misconduct. “She cited a particular instance where a judge accused of corruption invited about six SANs to represent him before the NJC. The conference on judicial reforms, in which the Chief Justice spoke, could not have come at a better time in view of dwindling public confidence in the judiciary. It is indeed noteworthy and commendable that Chief Justice Mukhtar has waged a relentless war on corruption in the judiciary since she assumed office,” Ahuraka said.
Born on November 20, 1944, Mukthar was called to the Nigerian Bar on June 26, 1967. By September 24, 1987, she became the first female to be sworn into the Court of Appeal. She breaks another record as the first female justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria when the Senate confirmed her appointment on May 10, 2005.
She started education at St. George’s Primary School, Zaria, and later at St. Bartholomew’s School, Wusasa, Zaria. She proceeded to Rossholme School for Girls, East Brent, Somersets, England, Reading Technical College, Reading, Berkshire England, Gibson and Weldon College of Law and was called to the English Bar in November, 1966.
She worked as a pupil state counsel, Ministry of Justice, Northern Nigeria in 1967; Office of the Legal Draftsman, Interim Common Services Agency, Magistrate Grade I, North Eastern State Government in 1971; Chief Registrar, Kano State Government Judiciary, 1973; Judge of the High Court of Kano State, 1977-1987; Justice of the Court of Appeal, 1987-1993; presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, 1993-2005; and justice of the Supreme Court from June 2005 to date.
With just two months to the end of her tenure as CJN, many can testify that, though we have not gotten to the promised land, remarkable progress has been made towards that direction since Justice Mukhtar assumed office two year, two months ago. [myad]