Biodun Esan, Ilorin
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has dcongratulated all the recipients of the 2022 national awards from the state, commending them for their great contributions in career, leadership and character to national growth and
This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin.
At least 11 indigenes of Kwara were among those that were conferred with the national award by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The award recipients from Kwara are former President of the Nigeria Court of Appeal Justice Ayo Salami, CFR; Chief Judge of Kwara State Justice Sulyman Durosinlohun Kawu, OFR; and retired Grand Kadi of the Kwara State Shariah Court of Appeal Justice Idris Abdullahi Haroon, OFR.
They also include the immediate past Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, OFR.
Others were Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed, CON; renowned neurosurgeon Prof Wale Suleiman, CON; and Grand Mufti of Ilorin Sheikh Suleiman Faruq Onikijipa, OON.
The Chief Imam of Fouad Lababidi Central Mosque, Abuja, Sheikh Muhammed Tajudeen Adigun received the award Order of the Niger (OON), while an industrialist Alhaji Kamoru Ibitoye Yusuf, MON.
The late football legend Rashidi Yekeen and Chief Superintendent of Police Benedict Okoh Ajide would also be confered posthumously as MON.
The Governor described the award recipients as true patriots who have paid their dues in their various professions, saying the decision of the President to honour them aptly capture their services to the fatherland.
“On behalf of the people and the government of our state, I felicitate these outstanding personalities who, in their respective fields have etched their names in gold.
“We similarly commend Mr. President for finding these Kwarans worthy of the prestigious national honour,” the Governor added.
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