Alfa Belgore said President Buhari's award of GCFR
to Abiola is illegal
- The former chief justice said it cannot be awarded to
people who have passed away
- He said he was not consulted by the presidency
Alfa Belgore who is a former chief justice of
Nigeria has said that President Muhammadu
Buhari’s post homous award of Grand
Commander of the Federal Republic to Chief
MKO Abiola was illegal.
Premium Times reports that Belgore said this on
Wednesday, June 6, after the president’s move.
He said: “It is not done. It is for people living.”
Belgore who is the chairman of the 2016 national
honours committee also said he “was not consulted”
by the Buhari administration before the decision
was taken.
He explained that " under the 1963 National Honours
Act, only soldiers or other servicemen could be awarded
posthumous medals for their bravery ."
adegokblog .com had earlier reported that President
Buhari announced that June 12 will be
celebrated as the new Democracy Day.
The president announced this via his Facebook
page on Wednesday, June 6.
The president also announced that the late Chief
Moshood Abiola who was adjudged the winner of
the cancelled June 12, 1993 election will be
posthumously awarded the highest Honour in
the land, GCFR.
to Abiola is illegal
- The former chief justice said it cannot be awarded to
people who have passed away
- He said he was not consulted by the presidency
Alfa Belgore who is a former chief justice of
Nigeria has said that President Muhammadu
Buhari’s post homous award of Grand
Commander of the Federal Republic to Chief
MKO Abiola was illegal.
Premium Times reports that Belgore said this on
Wednesday, June 6, after the president’s move.
He said: “It is not done. It is for people living.”
Belgore who is the chairman of the 2016 national
honours committee also said he “was not consulted”
by the Buhari administration before the decision
was taken.
He explained that " under the 1963 National Honours
Act, only soldiers or other servicemen could be awarded
posthumous medals for their bravery ."
adegokblog .com had earlier reported that President
Buhari announced that June 12 will be
celebrated as the new Democracy Day.
The president announced this via his Facebook
page on Wednesday, June 6.
The president also announced that the late Chief
Moshood Abiola who was adjudged the winner of
the cancelled June 12, 1993 election will be
posthumously awarded the highest Honour in
the land, GCFR.
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