Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria has approved the conferment of national honours on the former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai.
It is understood that Buratai who is Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic will be decorated with the rank of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, CFR.Buratai is decorated at an investiture ceremony scheduled for October 11, 2022, at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abuja.
The decision to decorate Buratai with the national honour is coming months after the president appointed him and other retiring service chiefs as non-career ambassadors.
The letter was signed by George Akume, the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs.
In another letter dated September 19 and marked FMSDIGA/NHA/001/T/91, it was stated that President Buhari had approved the conferment of the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) title on the Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Yusuf Jamoh.
