President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS) on 44 prominent Nigerians including former President Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Woke.
NEAPS was set up to recognise excellence in leadership, service, or humanitarianism.
To be eligible, the recipient must be a public official or a private citizen excelling consistently in a given sphere of influence, in good character standing and must also be at the forefront of service and innovation.
Other recepients are Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa; Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the service chiefs.
Sixteen state governors were honoured with the award. They are Yahaya Bello (Kogi); Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Babagana Zulum (Borno)and Bala Mohammed (Bauchi).
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