Former Presidents/Heads of State, business men, entertainers, sports men, and families of people who helped shape Nigeria in the last 100 years were all honoured at the Centenary Awards which held at the banquet hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday February 28th.
President Jonathan decorated seven living former Heads of State and Presidents including; Yakubu Gowon, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Ernest Shonekan and Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar.
He also honored 6 late Nigerian Heads of State post-humously. See pics from the event after the cut.
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Alhaji Aliko Dangote
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General Yakubu Gowon
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Otunba Mike Adenuga
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General mohammadu Buhari
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General Ibrahim Babangida
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General Olusegun Obasanjo
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Former First Lady Mariam Abacha
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UK High Commissioner for Queen Elizabeth, Lugard and Flora Shaw
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Tola Oyerinde for Obafemi Awolowo
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Patience Ozokwor
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Taiwo Akinwunmi, designer of the national flag
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Prof. J. P. Clark
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Prof. Umaru Shehu
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Captian Chinyere Kalu, First female pilot
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