It was not clear whether the governor who did not send a representative deliberately kept away at the ceremony because of the current crises rocking his state.
Leading the pack of 25 honourees awarded the Commander of Federal Republic, CFR, the highest honour given out this year was the Air Chief Marshall Alex Sabundu Badeh, the Chief of Defence Staff, the three service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police.
A total of 60 persons were conferred with Commander of the Order of Niger, 54 got the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic; 63 received the Officer of the Order of the Niger; 53 were presented with Member of the Order of the Niger; and 56 got Member of the Order of the Niger while there was one recipient each for the Federal Republic Medal (First Class) and Federal Republic Medal (Second Class) respectively.
Speaking after conferring the award on the recipient, Jonathan said the national honours ceremony is annual ritual of renewal through which the country connects with its higher values.
“A nation is void and soulless if it does not have those sacred values that it holds dear and individuals which project them,” said the President who added that the problems facing the country is as a result of neglect of value system.
“I believe one of reasons our society is not at peace is that we have neglected our ennobling traditional value system. We must get back those time honoured values so that we can live right. This is what the nation honour seeks to do,” he added while asking the honourees to continue to lead exemplary lives, as receiving the national honours award was an added responsibility.
Source: PMNews
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