President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, October 11, conferred national honours on over 400 Nigerians and friends of Nigeria (foreigners).
Among the recipients are the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede; the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, among others.
The tradition of conferring national honours on distinguished citizens started in 1964 during the era of Alhaji Tafawa Balewa with the enactment of National Honour Act 5 of 1964.
Since then, thousands of distinguished Nigerians have received the honours.
However, three Nigerians stood out for rejecting the national honours.
They are:
Professor Chinua Achebe
Alhaji Gidado Idris
Chief Gani Fawehinmi
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