A former Chief Justice of Nigeria
(CJN), Alfa Belgore has said that the award of Nigeria’s highest national
honour on late Moshood Abiola is illegal.
President Muhammadu Buhari on
Wednesday, named Abiola, winner of 1993 presidential election that was annulled
by former Military President Ibrahim Babangida, a holder of the Grand Commander
of the Federal Republic, GCFR, 20 years after his death in 1998.
Belgore, who was CJN from 2006 to
2007, said the national honours cannot be awarded posthumously, let alone the
GCFR, which is the highest honour in the land.
“It is not done. It is for people
living.
“The only thing they could do is
to name a place after him, but national honours award, no,” he told Premium
Times.
Belgore also said he “was not
consulted” by the Buhari administration, before the decision was taken.
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