Republic of Official Gazette

‘No. 47 Lagos - 28tha September, 1979 Vol. 66

' Government Notice No. 1096 a _1979 Narionat Honoursanp Nationa Merit “AWARDS:RECIPIENTS- Granp CommMaNpsRoF THEORDER OF THE NicER (G.C.O.N.) No. Name State 1. Major-General Shebu Musa Yar’Adua, Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarter Kaduna 2. Lt-General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, Chief of Army Staff ... +e Gongola 3. Vice-Admiral Micheel Ayinde Adelanwa, Chief of Naval Staff . . -. Lagos 4, Air Vice-Marshal John Nmadu Yisa-Doko,Chief of Air Stalf oe -«., es : Niger

- CoMMANDER OF THE OrbER or THE Feperan Repustic (C.F.R.) 5. Major-General Ipoola Alani Akinrinade, General Officer Commanding, ist Infantry Oyo Division, : 6. Major-General Abdullahi Muhammed .. , -- 2 os -» Kwara 7. Major-General James Johnson Oluleye, Federal Commissioner for Finance ==... Ondo - 8. Major-General , Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy _ Plateau 9. Brigadier , Chairman, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Kaduna 10. ‘Brigadier Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Coramander of Armoured.Corps, Nigerian Niger . Army 11. The Hon. Sir Darnley Arthur Raymond Alexander, Kt, C.8.z., Chairman of the Law St Lucia, West Reform Commission Indies 12. His Highness Alhaji Mustafa Umar El-Kanemi, Shehu of Borno .. —.. -- Borno 13. His Highness Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, Alafin of Oyo .. os .. Oyo 14, His Highness Alhaji Zulukarnaini Gambari Mohammed, Emir.of Ilorin .,- °.. Kwara 15. His Highness Qmo n’Oba Erediauwa, Oba of Benin .. ea . os -» Bendel 16. His Highness Alhaji Umaru Sanda Ndayako, EtsuNupe .. uw lw.) Niger 17. His Highness Oba Sikiru Adetona OgbagbaII, Awujale of Tjebuland "ye .» Ogun. 18. His HighnessOba Oyebade Lipede, Alakeof Egbaland) ... ..) .. -- Ogun - 19. His Highness Oba Adeyinka Oyekan II, Oba of Lagos oro we .. .» Lagos 20. His Highness Oba Daniel Tayo Akinbiyi, Olubadan of Ibadan . ee ee ©=OYo 21. His Highness Essien Ekpe Oku V,.Obongof Calabar . ¢ ve oes owe .- Cross River 22. His Highness Kanu Orsji, Eze Aro of Arochukwu ow.” -- Imo | 23. Chief Michael Okon Nsa Ani, o.¥-.n., Chairman Federal Electoral Commission +» Cross River 24. -Alhaji Adamu Liman Ciroma, Secretary to the Federal Military Government and Borno Head of Service (1197) 1198 OFFICIAL GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY No. 47, Vol. 66

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‘No. Name State 2s. Mr Charles Olatunde Lawson, retired Secretary to the FederalMilitary Government .Ondo and Head of Service 26. His Highness Alhaji Ibrahim Adamu, Emir of Kazaure .- ve we Kano 27, His Highness Alhaji Musa Mohammed, Kigera ITI, Emir of Borgu_ awe Kwara 28. His Highness Mallam Fom Bot, Chief of Jos .. we : ..: Plateau 29. His Highness Obaye Abbiye-Suku Amachree X, Aminyanabo of Kalabart Rivers 30. His Highness Alhaji Abali Ibn Muhammadu, Emir of Fika . ee, ' Borno __. . 31. Major-General Martin Adamu, former General Officer Commanding, 2nd Tafntsy. Plateau Division, Nigerian Army 32. Sir Mobolaji Bank-Anthony, Businessman/Philanthropist ewe we Lagos " 33, Alhaji Umaru Ali Shinkafi, former Federal Commissioner oe Sokoto 34. Professor Thomas Adeoye Lambo, Deputy Director-General, “World : Health Ogun Organisation ~~ ‘35. Alhaji Umaru Abdul Muttalab, former Federal Commissioner . ; Kaduna 36. Major-General (Dr) Henry Edmund Olufemi Adefope, Commissioner for ‘External . Ogun

37. Col. (Ds) Ahmadu Adah Ali, former Federal Commissioner - .. - .. .« Benue 38. Dr Augustine Nnamani, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice .. .. Anambra 39, Mr Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, Federal Commissioner for Special Duties (Chairman, Lagos Federal Capital Development Authority)

40. Mr Oberu Aribiah, Commissioner forCommunications oe ee ee oe Cross River 41. Alhaji Balarabe Ismaila, Federal Commissioner for Civil Aviation .. Kano 42. Mr Bernard Oghen William Mafeni, Federal Commissioner for Agriculture and Bendel - Water Resources 43. Professor James Okeye Chukuka Ezeilo, Vice-Chancellor, Bayero University, Kano Anambra Professor Emmanuel Ayankanmi Ayandele, Vice-Chancellor,University of Calabar _. Oyo - 45. ProfessorOladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe, Vice-Chancellor,, Ondo aria 46. Professor Umaru Shehu, Vice-Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nowkkca_ * Borno 47. Mr Joseph Toye Lewis Boyo, retired Secretary to the Bendel State Military Govern- ‘Bendel ment - 48. Mr Adedotun Adedeji Kayode Degun,‘retired Secretary to the Ogun State Military. Ogun Government 49, Mr Egbo Emmanuel Monjok, Secretaryto the Cross River State Military Govern- Cross River : ment and Head of Service ~ 50. . Mr Michael ‘Sunday Adigun, Secretary to the Oyo State Government and Head of Oyo Service 5h Mr Moses Ezebunwa Peter Udebiuwa, Secretary to the Imo State Military Govern- Imo. ment and Head of Service - $2. Mr Theophilus Aiyebogbo Twajomo,retired Secretary to{ the Ondo State Military Ondo Government 53. Alhaji Ahmed Mohammadu Joda, O.F.R., retired Federal Permanent Secretary .» Gongola

* OFFICER OF THE OrverOF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (0.F.R.) :

54, Chief (Mrs) Adebola Asake Adesida, Ondo State Commissioner for Health .a. ~ .. ‘Ondo 5S, Hon.Justice John Ezekiah Olatunde Bankole Omololu-‘Thomas, Chairman, Legal Lagos . Drafting Team, Constituent Assembly . . 56. Hon.Justice Bashir Wali, Member, Legal Drafting Team, Constituent Assembly Kano 57. Hon.Justice Abudu Lamidi Afolabi Leigh Balogun, Member, Legal DraftingTeam, Lagos Constituent. Assembly 58. Alhaji Musa Daggash,retired Federal Permanent Secretary . Borno - 59, Alhaji Murtala Aminu, Member, Legal Drafting Team, Constituent Assembly , Gongola 60. MrBarnabas Sanyaolu Oloruntoba,retired Federal Permanent Secretary Kwara

61. MrAbdul Kadiri Oba,retired Federal Permanent Secretary .. os ee oF Kwara ~ 28th September, 1979 OFFICIAL GAZETTE“EXTRAORDINARY oe 1199.” OE OF THE ORDER OF THE Fupanat REPUBLIC (O.F.R.)—continued © No. _ Name Do Ps . _ State 62. Alhaji}Mohammadua Tokur Usman, Federal Permanent Secretary “ee Kaduna 63. Alhaji Garba Ja-Abdulkadri, retired Secretary to the Military Government, North- Kaduna ~ _ -+ Central State. . 64. Architect Folayan Alade,retired Federal Permanent Secretary vee .« -Ondo 65. -MrEtim Akpan Udo, Chairman, CrossRiver State Public Service Commission .- Cross River. 66. Alhaji MuhammaduSani Kontagora, retired Ambassador © .. es es .. Niger | 67. MrMichael Adeyemmi Daramola,retired Auditor-General .. oe . +. Ondo 68. MrJohn James,retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police . “as .. Cross.River 69. Mr Firminus Hausa EbaidoghaBrisibe, retired Assistant Inspector-General af Police Bendel 70. Alhaji Ali Al-Hakim, General Manager,BankoftheNorth .. .. 0. .. Kano- . 71. Alhaji Muhammad Arzika,Principal Secretary, State House .. ++ i ee. «- Sokoto 72. Alhaji Hamidu Hammad-Gambo Alkali, Educationist .. 9... -.. ws» Gongola 73. Professor Chinua Achebe, Novelist .. o ee we .. Anambra. 74. Professor Fidelis Ayodele Ogunseye, Edvicationist/Businessmnan -- . “Ondo 75. Mr Godwin Chuka Okeke, Member, Legal Drafting Team, Constituent. Assembly Anambra 76. . Brigadier Mamman Jiya Vatsa, Commander, Brigade of Guards,‘Nigerian Army. .. Niger - 77, > Alhaji Baba-Abubakar Sadiq Dan Bappa, Businessman - oe we. ee) oe )6Kano

Orricer OF THE| ORDER OF THE2 Nice (O.0.N.) 78. Alhaji Shettima Mohammed Ibrahim, |retired PermanentSecretary - tee -» Borno 79. Chief Folarin Coker, retired Permanent Secretary .. . “as » Lagos ' 80. MrFeniobuIroloye Ajumogobia, retired Federal Permanent Secretaryand former. Rivers Director of UNESCO. . 81. Alhaji Galtima Abu Bukar-Kolo, retired Ambassador. «ss . ae) ae Borno _°82, Alhaji GidadoIdris, Secretary Constituent Assembly o oe .. . Kaduna 83. Dr Clement Adefolu Orimalade, Physician: to Headofthe Federal Military Govern Ondo

84. Mr Joseph Fatimi Awoniyi, retired Director of Mineral Resources a “ae i». Kwara 85. Mr Emmanuel Olufemi Olufunwa, retired Commissioner of Police ee 0 ee ©6Ogun. 86. Chief-Rowland Oluwole Coker; retired Surveyor-General .. . ee. ee) 6Ogun 87. Dr Samuel Joseph Cookey, former Chief Federal Adviser on-Education .. .. Rivers 88. Mr Michael Aniemeka Ibekwe, retited Commissioner of Police ... . 1. .. Anambra 89. Mrs Phebean Ajibola Oguidipe,retired Assistant Director of Education «...... Oyo 90. Ogbuefi Alex Ezeoba Nwokedi, Press Secretaryto Head of the Federal. Military Anambra Government 91. MrPhilipHoward Davis (Honotary) Principal, Federal Government College, Watri - British .92, Mr Edwin Charles Patient (Honorary). . . British 93. Mr Hogan Bassey,ChiefBoxing Coachat the National Sports Commission;former - Cross River ’ World Feather-WeightBoxing Champion Oo 94, Major Ekpo Atchibong, ADC (Military) to’ Head of the Federal Military Govern- Cross River ment 95. Mr Gareth Philip Williams, (Honorary) Deputy ‘Auditor-General .-. «+ ee British 96, Alhaji Ire Gawo, M.3.£., Chief of Protocol, .. + wee )6Kaduna 97. Mr Stephen Kehinde Domingo, Chief of Protocol, Lagos State ae +» ve, Lagos

‘Manin or rae Onoun ov Tas Feomat,Reruotic (ME-R) ' 98. Dr Tyndale Anaeke Mbaeliachi, retired Chief Veterinary Officer . .- .» Anambra _ 99. Dr Kwazema Ofondu, Directorof Health Services .. ae ee as «» Imo 100. Chief Anthony Ojewole Amoje, Business/Agriculture ae ewe .- Oyo 101. Alhaji BaguduWaziri, Megajin Garin Nupe ..° -- . «- Niger - 102, Alhaji Alhassan Layi Adamu Wase,retired Medical Field Unit Assistant o ..- Plateau 103. AlhajiIsa, Chief ofShelleng oe o. . seek we we .. Gongola 1200 OFFICIAL GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY _ No.47, Vol. 66

Member OF THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (M.F.R.)—continued "No. a Name State. .- .Sokoto — 104. Alhaji Aliyu Dogon Daji, Mutawailin Sokoto .. . Ogun 105. Mr Ellis Olukayode Otunuga, Personal Secretary .. Lagos 106. Athayi Rasheed Ayin‘a Folami, retired Assistant Director of Education - .. Ogun, 107. Rey. David Oludare Somoye, retired Assistant Director of Education Bello University, Kaduna ¢ 108. Alhaji.MuhammedJibo, retired University Administrator, Ahmadu aria 4109. Mr Olawale Adeniji Ige, P. and T. Territorial Controller .. .. Oyo 110. Athaji Bala Sarkin Gini, Builder. eke eee ee te Kano, Federal Military Ondo 141. Mr Albert Gbolahan Omotayo,Private Secretary to the Head of the Government Personal Secretary to the Head of the Federal Military , Ogun 412. Alhaji Rasaki Adisa Bisiriyu, 1 Government the Headofthe. Federal Bauchi 113. Alhaji Mahmud Moharamed Bauchi, Personal Secretary to . Military Government .. Kaduna ‘114, Alhaji Uthman Mairiga, retired Editor, Gaskiya. Ta Fi Kwabo Bauchi 115. Alhaji Muhammada Garba, Chief of Waja es we 416, Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal (Sarkin Dori). Sokoto

_ Memser oF THE ORDER OF THE Nicer (M.O.N.) . 117. Alhaji Bakari Duklcu, retired Member of Local Education. Authority. . Bauchi Trish 118. Rev. Sister Henrietta (Honorary) , we . . Benue 119. Mr Audu Idoma, Higher Cinema Officer e . School .. Ondo’ 120. Mr Oyewole Jegede, Principal, Tkere-Ekiti Comprehensive High Kaduna 121. Alhaji Abu Jika, Senior Works Superintendent ve Borno 422. Mr Musa Miyabe, Deputy Superintendentof Police .. Govera- Bauchi — 123. Mr Mohamined Agwan, ADC(Police) to the Head of the Federal Military men of the Federal Mititary Bendel 124. Mr Emmanuel OtamereOke Osawe, Orderly to the Head , Government | - 425. Miss Nellie Uzonne Uchendu (Singer)... Anambra Cabinet Office Bendel — 126. MissStella Osahiere Gbinigie, Supervisor, End Room Ondo 127, Chief Mrs Rachael Adefunmilola Adelogbe Lagos. . 128. Mrs Dorcas Bolajoko Ayodele Kuforiji .. :

Feverat Repostrc Mepat (First Cuass) . Bendel . 129. .Mr Jacob Odinabe Erhimedafe, Superintendent Collector, Customs .. Customs Oyo 130. Mr Rasaki Folabi Adio, Superintendent Collector, River 431. Mr Innocent Nya Akpan, Superintendent Collector, Customs . - Cross .. . Kaduna 132, Inspector Andrew Gajere Dantaiwaye, Inspector ofPolice ee oe . . Borno 133. Inspector Audu Akuya, Inspector ofPolice of Police Bendel 134. Inspector Momo-Jimoh Gbedume, Inspector ~ 1201 )6=0 28th September, 1979 . OFFICIAL GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY Onper oF THE Nicr Mepat (First CLass) ot No. _ 3 Name — 7 , ' State Lagos 135. Mr Jelili Ademola Folarin, Senior Officer of Customs and Excise . -. + Kwara 136. MrEmmanuelAdebowale Mejabi,Officer ofCustoms and Excise -- barca «» , Oyo 137. MrAdeleke Abimbola Oyerinde, Revenue Assistant Customs. . oe os 138, Sergeant Michael Okeke, PoliceSergeant o:.) +. wees”) ee Anambra 139. . Corporal Waya Banana, PoliceCorporal. 5. ws ws ts es ve Born oe .. Borno — 140. MallamYusufu Potiskum, retired Messenger .. ee es .e 141, Mr Amos Omoiya,Cleaner/Gardener-.. .".. ue ae ee neve Kear 142, Mr'TijaniMajekodunmi,LiftAttendant =<. 0s. te ee ewe Ogun - By the Command of His Excellency, Head of the Federal Military Government and Commander-in-Chief of the , General Olusegun Obasanjo, P.S.C., R.C.D.S.-

PRIVILEGES FOR THE RECIPIENTS OF NATIONAL Honours Honours should be entitled to use the abbreviation of the respective (i) Every Recipient of National in after his name. Similarly, theabbreviations should be added to his name national honours award the addressed to such recipients. An up-to-daterecord of the recipients of all official correspondence at the should be kept both at the Federal and State levels by the maintenance of registers honours : : - State Houses and the Cabinet Offices. . . of the Head of of awards not below the C.O:N. should be ‘placed on the permanentlist (ii) Recipients and should be so invited State’s and State Governors’ guestlist for the purposes of State functions whenever the occasion arises. : useofthe-V.LP. rooms in (it) Recipients of awards not below the O.O.N. should be allowed to make public places like the airports whenevertheytravel by air. recipients of awards residencein the institutions of higher learning may be namedafter the (iv) Halls of and after consultation with not below the C.O.N. : the naming should take place after their death the Governing Councils of the institutions concerned. * oe sending Christmas and New Year (v) The Head of the Federal Government of Nigeria may consider greeting cards to Recipients of national honours and awards. and. Head of the the death of a recipient of the national honours awards, the Head of State (vi) On condolence to the family of the . respective State Governments concerned would send messages of deceased and be representedat the burial ceremony. to public offices are made. — (vii) Recipients of national honourswill be kept in a Est from which appointments oo Nicenian NaTioNal Merrr Awanp (N.N.M.A.) | Justice, the Lagos . Professor ‘Taslim Olawale Elias, Vice-Chairman, International Court‘of : * Hague : : / of Nigeria, Nsukka vs Anambra 2. Professor Chinua Achebe, Professor of English, University State ... ’ Kaduna 4, Dr Abubakar Imam,retired Public Complaint Commissionerfor Kaduna Organisa- - ' Ogun Thomas Adeoye Lambo, Deputy Director-General, World Heaith 4, Professor mo - tion ° _** His HicHness Auayt Umar Sutaran,0.0.N. Merit Award ~ Emir of Bedde, Chairman Board of Trustees of the Nigerian National

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