President Buhari To Honour Abiola, Kingibe, Fawehinmi On June 12th, Invites Soyinka, Falana, Others

President Buhari has invited key players of the June 12 struggle to the conferment of posthumous Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Chief Moshood Abiola on Tuesday, June 12th. The ceremony will take place at the state house, Abuja. 

Among the top key players invited by President Buhari include human-activist Wole Soyinka and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana. Also, all governors elected under Social Democratic Party of Nigeria (SDP) platform have also been invited to the investiture

Read the statement from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, below

Following the historic designation of June 12 as DEMOCRACY DAY and NATIONAL HOLIDAY, Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, will confer Post-Humous national honours on Chief M.K.O. Abiola as Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR), Chief Gani Fawehinmi as the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). He will also decorate Ambassador Babagana Kingibe with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), at an investiture scheduled to take place as follows:-

DATE: Tuesday, June 12 2018 

VENUE: Conference Hall, State House, Aso Rock Villa, Abuja

TIME: 10.00 am

Accordingly, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe , the family of the late Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola and that of Chief Gani Fawehinmi , along with the underlisted key players of June 12 struggle are cordially invited:

• Members of the National Executive Committee of the SDP including States Chairmen and Secretaries at the time of June 12, 1993
• Governors elected under SDP platform
• Former Senate Presidents – Iyorchia Ayu and Ameh Ebute and Speaker Agunwa Anekwe along with Principal Officers of the National Assembly elected under SDP platform
• Speakers of the States Assembly elected under SDP platform
• All Chairmen of the States Traditional Councils from the six South-Western States
• Prof. Wole Soyinka
• Mr. Femi Falana SAN
• Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
• Chief Bisi Akande
• Ms. Ayo Obe
• Bayo Onanuga – The News
• Kunle Ajibade – Tempo
• Nosa Igiebor – Tell
• Kayode Komolafe – Media Hope 93
• Senator Janathan Zwingina – DG Hope 93
• Comrade Frank Ovie Kokori
• Prof. Humphrey Nwosu

“Also invited are Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker Yakubu Dogora, Principal Officers of the National Assembly, Members of the Federal Executive Council and all State Governors.

“Accommodation has been reserved for all invitees at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Tafawa Balewa Way, area 11, Garki, Abuja from Monday, 11th June 2018. For further inquiries please contact William Alo, Permanent Secretary, Special Duties Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation by telephone on +234 803 585 4332.

“Invitation letters have been despatched. However, should the invitation arrive late, this publication serves as a formal invitation.”