Na big day for Nigeria as President Bola Tinubu don honour Sir Gilbert Chagoury, di renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist, with di title of Grand Commander of di Order of di Niger (GCON). Dis one na serious achievement wey fly in on top Chagoury’s 80th birthday, and e no be small tori!
Femi Otedola, di billionaire wey sabi wetin e dey do, carry di gist for social media, congratulating Chagoury for di well-deserved honour. Otedola no just stop for dat, e talk say Chagoury na role model wey don inspire plenty Nigerians. Him say, “From Banana Island to Eko Atlantic City, your work dey show for everything wey you touch.” Na big shout out wey he give.
E be like say dis GCON honour na di second highest for Nigeria, reserved for people wey don really make impact for di country. And if you wan check Chagoury’s background, e no dey hide. E co-found Chagoury Group wey dey run plenty businesses from construction to hospitality. Na dem dey run Eko Hotels and Suites, wey everybody sabi as one of di best place for Lagos.
Dis conferment na for recognition of di good work wey Chagoury don dey do for Nigeria’s economy, especially for di hospitality industry. Otedola’s post no just dey sweet, him dey celebrate di man as di ultimate business mogul. Him add say, “Dis honour na for your life wey dey full of vision, discipline, and excellence.”
As di news con drop, Bayo Onanuga, di special adviser to di president, confirm am too say di thing dey true. He talk say na January 8, 2026, dem do di official conferment, wey fit make plenty people sabi di tori pass. Na for Abuja, Tinubu sign di certificate wey dey show Chagoury na Grand Commander now. E make sense well well because e dey show say Nigeria dey appreciate those wey get vision to carry di country forward.
Chagoury, wey be Nigerian-Lebanese billionaire, don get him share of wahala for him journey too, especially with him past ties to di late General Sani Abacha wey be military dictator. But e don still manage to dey shine through di dark clouds of controversy. E return $300 million to di Nigerian government after Abacha die, just to clear him name.
Tinubu and Chagoury no be strangers; di relationship don dey since Tinubu time for Lagos State Governor. People don dey talk say di relationship get plenty layers, especially with di way Tinubu son dey co-own business with Chagoury nephew. E be like say dem dey plan to continue to carry Nigeria go forward but reality still dey ground.
As usual, people go always dey gossie over di connections and wahala, but one thing wey dey clear be say Sir Gilbert Chagoury don earn him place for Hall of Fame for Nigeria. Dis GCON honour na serious recognition wey show say hard work dey pay, even if e get some shadows lurking around am.
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