2022 NATIONAL HONOURS: OGUNSAN FETES ODOLE OODUA, IGP BABA, AJIBOLA ADEBUTU, FEMI ADESINA; CALLS THEM ‘GRAND HEROES OF THE NATION’
By : Friday Etim John, Supreme International Magazine
L-R: Sir Adebutu Kessington; IGP Usman Alkali Baba; Mr Ajibola Adebutu; Mr. Femi Adesina and Dr. Ayo Ogunsan
A Board Member of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Ayo Ogunsan has received with joy and felicity the news of nomination of four great personalities among the 437 which will be conferred with national honours come Tuesday 11th October. Describing the quartet of Sir Adebutu Kessington, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, Mr Ajibola Adebutu, and Mr. Femi Adesina as ‘grand heroes of the nation’, he lauded them for their towering roles in their respective fields of endeavour.
Speaking in a brief chat with Supreme International Magazine, the Chairman of Executive Group, Dr. Ogunsan expressed his delight at the development. ‘I am so glad that my amazing friends are being conferred with the national honours. The four men have demonstrated time and again that they are grand heroes of the nation. It is a proof that President Muhammadu Buhari recognizes the sterling qualities.’
Sir Adebutu Kessington
‘The Odole Oodua, Sir Kessington Adebutu is a phenomenal business tycoon, committed philanthropist, and culture icon of many years standing. How he combines the activities at his age is what I envy and pray for. The investiture of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Baba gladdens my heart.’
On IGP Usman Alkali Baba who will be conferred with the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), the recipient of the NAOSNP’s Man of the Year Award shared: ‘The 21st Inspector-General of Police has achieved tremendously in almost two years in office. I am very honored to be a supporter of the giant strides he is making in maintenance of peace and security within our borders.’
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GP Usman Alkali Baba
I trust that he will succeed in the upcoming elections’, he told Trek Africa Newspaper.
Mr. Ayo Ogunsan lauded the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina for making the honours list. The MD/CEO of Executive Trainers Ltd, Ogunsan shared: ‘Mr. Femi Adesina is an illustrious personality in Nigerian media and journalism. It is excellence that will make a man work with President Buhari from 2015 till date. I celebrate Mr. Adesina for his OON honour.’
Mr. Ajibola Adebutu who will be conferred with the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) was hailed for his entrepreneurial and political excellence coupled with his philanthropy. ‘Ajibola Adebutu is a man of honour. He has carved a name for himself as a great citizen of Nigeria. I really appreciate him’, said Ogunsan.
Mr Ajibola Adebutu
Mr. Femi Adesina
Dr. Ayo Ogunsan
The National Honours Awards celebrates eminent Nigerians from all walks of life. Other recipients of the national honours awards this year include late Chief of Staff Abba Kyari, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; and the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede. The investiture will to hold on Tuesday 11 October 2022 at the State House in Abuja.