Buhari directs immediate gazzetting of order on Abiola

By Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity)
Following his declaration yesterday that henceforth, June 12 be observed as Democracy Day in Nigeria and that some heroes of democracy be given national honours,  President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Shehu Malami to  take immediate steps to publish the Presidential Order in the Federal Gazette   as follows:
Chief MKO Abiola                        – Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (Posthumous)
Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe – Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
Chief Gani Fawehinmi       -Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (Posthumous)
The President also directed that this should be done so that the awards slated for June 12, 2018 can go on as planned.