The Commandant, Nigeria Customs, Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja, ACG Adewale Adeniyi, has been listed among the 437 nominees for the 2022 National Honours Award.
Adeniyi, a former spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), was honoured with Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) by President Buhari. Also on the MFR list are Haliru Nababa; Burna Boy; Simon Shango, Billy Okoye; Akwa Okon amongst others.
On the national honours list sighted, out of the 437 nominees, five persons were listed for Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), 54 for Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) and 67 for the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).
Others are 64 for Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), 101 for Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), 75 for Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), 56 for Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) and eight for Federal Republic Medal (FRM).
Speaking to The Forward News Correspondences, Adeniyi appreciated President Buhari for the privilege saying, “I appreciate God for this wonderful honour and all those that I have been privileged to work with in the build up to this award.”
However, it was gathered that the investiture is billed to hold on 11 October at the State House in Abuja.
The national honour, it was further gathered include the presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede, and the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Other recipients of the national honours awards include serving and former governors, serving and former presiding officers of the National Assembly, serving and former Chief Justices of Nigeria and serving and former members of the National Assembly.
Others are serving and former service chiefs, traditional rulers, retired public servants, lawyers, philanthropists, businessmen, ministers and members of the academia.
MFR
In this category of the national honours awards are Sanusi Lemu, late DIG Joseph Egunike (posthumous), commandant of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Adewale Adeniyi; Haliru Nababa and Burna Boy.
Others are Simon Shango, Billy Okoye, Akwa Okon and Emeka Agbanari, amongst others.
MON
Notable in this category are 2Face Idibia, Shehu Othman, Teni the entertainer and Abubakar Maikano.
CFR
Prominent on the list of recipients for CFR include Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor; former Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, and Appeal Court president, Monica Mensem, and former Army Chief, Tukur Buratai.
Others are Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, his predecessor, Mohammed Adamu, Emir of Lafia, Sidi Bage, and Tor Tiv, James Ayatse, amongst others.
