kufre George
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, has been conferred with the national award of the Commander of the Order of Niger, CON.President Muhammadu Buhari conferred the national honour on Okowa yesterday.Okowa received the conferment during the National Honours Award Investiture ceremony at the International Conference Centre, ICC, in Abuja.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 got the highest honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) out of the total 447 awardees.
