Singer Teni Stirs Controversy For Refusing To Greet and Shake President Buhari During National Awards (Video) » Naijaloaded

Teni Apata, the favored Nigerian singer, just lately stirred an issue.

Mixed reactions trailed Teni’s for neither shaking nor greeting President Muhammadu Buhari whereas receiving a nationwide award.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday conferred the National Honours Award on 447 individuals on the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

According to the National Honours Award Investiture 2022 Programme, 450 recipients had been awarded, making the whole variety of Nigeria’s nationwide honours awardees 5,341 since 1963.

Of the 450 recipients, six had been awarded Grand Commanders of the Order of the Niger (GCON), 55 Commanders of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), 74 Members of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), 77 Officers of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR). Others are 110 Officers of the Order of the Niger (OON), 55 Members of the Order of the Niger (MON), 65 Commanders of the Order of the Niger (CON), Four Federal Republic Medal- First Class (FRM I) and Four Federal Republic Medal- Second Class FRM II.

During the award ceremony, Teni was seen to be the one recipient who did not greet or shake the President when gathering her award.