Tinubu confers national honour on ex-Kaduna military governor
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on a former military Governor of Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa (retd.).
Tinubu announced this at a grand reception during his one-day working visit to Kaduna State to inaugurate projects in the state.
CFR is a prestigious national honour in Nigeria bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to the nation.
Speaking at the event, the President said, “Let me use this opportunity to correct an omission.
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“Among the people I missed in my June 12 broadcast at the National Assembly are Colonel Dangiwa. Let me honour him with CFR.”
Dangiwa was governor of Kaduna state from August 1985 to June 1988 during the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
After retiring from the army in 1993, he became a social critic and founded the political party, Movement for Unity and Progress.
During the visit, President Tinubu inaugurated the Institute of Skill Acquisition & Development at Riga Chukun, a 300-bed Specialist Hospital at Millennium Square and 100 CNG buses for intra-city commute.
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