The honor was the highest of the governor’s four categories of honors
On Saturday, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State awarded the Grand Service Star of Rivers State (GSSRS), the highest state honor, to eight people, including Governors Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and Hope Uzodimma of Imo State.
Siminalayi Fubara, the new governor of Rivers State, and Senator Godswill Akpabio, the former governor of Akwa Ibom State, were also honored at the state awards and pre-inauguration dinner held on Saturday in the banquet hall of Government House in Port Harcourt.
The honor was the highest of the governor’s four categories of honors.
The second-highest award, the Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State (DSSRS), was given to 156 more people.
The Governor’s Medal of Service (GMS), the third grade, was given to 15 people, including some of the governor’s security personnel and the drivers in his convoy.
Eleven people received the Rivers State Medals Award (RSMA), the fourth tier of honors, including five devout elementary school teachers.
