As his final official act before leaving office, President Muhammadu Buhari has chosen to bestow national awards on a select group of Nigerians.

As seen in this image below, here are the list of awardees:

The Order of the Niger (OON) honorees include Afolayan and David Adeleke, better known as Davido.

With his music reaching across the continent and making him the most followed Nigerian singer on social media, Davido is one of the most well-known musicians to come out of Nigeria and Africa.

One of Nollywood’s largest and most celebrated directors, Afolayan has produced a number of box office successes, including Figurine, October 1, and most recently Anikulapo.

Davido shared a photo of the list of winners on his Instagram account to mark the occasion of his conferral.

On May 29, 2023, President Buhari is scheduled to give over the reins to Bola Tinubu. This comes after an election that was marred by a staggering number of anomalies, the outcome of which is still being litigated, and which has received a great deal of public dissatisfaction.