President Muhammadu Buhari conferred a national award of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Okowa received the conferment during the National Honours Award Investiture ceremony at the International Conference Centre, ICC, in Abuja on Tuesday 11th October 2022.
Among those conferred with the honours are some past and present leaders in various fields of endeavours.
A total of 445 Nigerians were conferred various national honours.
Hon Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; Hon Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad; Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala; Ms Amina J. Mohammed, and Prof Tijjani Muhammad-Bande will get the highest honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) out of the total 447 awardees.