President Muhammadu Buhari is set to Confer the second national honours on General Tukur Yusuf Buratai and other retired service chiefs.
General Buratai is the current Nigeria’s Ambassador to Republic of Benin.
other retired service chiefs to be honored are,
Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, ex Chief of Air Staff, General Gabriel Olanisakin who is the former Chief of Defence and current Nigeria’s Ambassador to Republic of Cameroon.
The Ministry of Special Duties and Inter Governmental Affairs has already sent the notification to the respective awardees for their acknowledgment.
The event is expected to hold at the international conference center in the federal capital territory Abuja.
You will recalled the the service chiefs after retiring from active military duty, they were given ambassadorial appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Their conferment with national honours, according to the federal government through the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter Governmental Affairs,is due to their contribution and service to their fatherland .