Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Alfa Belgore and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday condemned the move to deny the President the exclusive powers to award national honors.
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They argued that the move will create more problems in the polity . Belgore and the leadership of the NBA spoke at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives on a bill seeking amendment of the National Honours Act.
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One of the bills seeks to subject the confirmation of any award on the National Assembly as well as powers to revoke the award due to misconduct on the part of the awardee.
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The bill also seeks to prohibit serving public officers, elected or appointed from being conferred with the award while it also seeks to increase the fine payable upon conviction from N100 to N1m.