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Keyamo Reacts To Buhari’s Conferment Of National Honour On Him And 42 Others

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The Minister of State, Labour, and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari over the conferment of a National Honour, Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on him.

Naija News reports that Keyamo, in a statement via Twitter on Sunday, shared a copy of the National Honour list, saying he had no idea of the conferment.

He lauded Buhari’s style of giving honour and privileges to those deserving and not those who lobby for them.

Keyamo further thanked and prayed for Buhari, asking God to honour the president as he did to others.

The statement reads, “I was very delighted to wake up this morning to the news of the conferment on my humble self of one of the highest National Honours of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) (No. 15 on the list).

“I had no single inkling this was coming and for this I am grateful to the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.

“His style is to give honours and privileges to those deserving of them and not those who lobby for them.


Thank you, Mr. President and may God Almighty continue to honour you even as you have honoured others”

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