Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu 

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin  Kalu has been awarded Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) by the Federal government.


The announcement was made by President Bola  Tinubu  during his national broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day in Abuja on Tuesday.


Kalu was honoured alongside the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CNN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun who  were conferred with the honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) respectively.


The Deputy Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives were  similarly  conferred with the honour of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) respectively.


Full list of the beneficiaries of  national honours for 2024 will be published later, the source said


The Senate President and the Chief Justice of the Federation have been conferred with the honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). 


The Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations conferred upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria annually. They were instituted by the National Honors Act No. 5 of 1964, during the First Nigerian Republic, to honour Nigerians who have rendered service to the benefit of the nation.