Federal government has announced that the purported list of nominees for national honors being circulated by some online media organizations is fake.
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S late Chief of Staff, ABBA KYARI, and 436 other names surfaced online over the weekend.
Also on the list are the presidential spokesperson, FEMI ADESINA, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), ISHAQ OLOYEDE, and the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA.
The investiture is billed to hold on 11thOctober at the State House in Abuja.
However, in a statement, the Director Press, Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, JULIE JACOBS, said it is true that President MUHAMMADU BUHARI GCFR, will be conferring National Honors on deserving Nigerians and friends of Nigeria, but the authentic list of nominees is yet to be released to the public.