Tinubu Confers National Honours On Abubakar Umar
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (Rtd), acknowledging his role in the struggle for democracy during the June 12 movement.
The President made the announcement on Thursday during the commissioning of a 300-bed hospital and vocational training institute in Kaduna State.
Colonel Umar, widely regarded as a “soldier of democracy”, had been notably omitted from the list of June 12 honourees announced on Democracy Day.
Addressing the oversight, President Tinubu publicly apologised for the omission and described him as a man who “stood firm on the side of justice and democratic ideals when it mattered most.”
“Today, let me use this opportunity to correct an omission. Some of those people that I missed during the June 12 broadcast in the National Assembly is Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar. Today, let me correct that by honouring with National recognition of CFR,” the President said during his speech at the commissioning.
Umar, a former military governor of Kaduna State, is celebrated for his bold stance against the annulment of the 1993 presidential election and his unwavering support for democratic governance in Nigeria.
