The Federal Government wasn’t so happy when popular writer
Prof. Chinua Achebe rejected the National honour to be conferred on him. Achebe
had declared that the issues which made him reject the offer during Olusegun
Obasanjos regime remains unresolved till now. Rather for the presidency to keep
mute and try to work on those issues, the widely respected Novelist was tagged
ignorant about developments in Nigeria. I wonder who is ignorant with
happenings, if its Achebe or the presidency whose policies are unpopular with
the people.
I used to think it was the right of everybody and anybody to
reject a gift if he feels he doesn’t deserve it or its coming from an
unreliable person or group. No serious minded individual ought to receive any
award from the government save for those who enjoy directly or indirectly from
the government. Prof. Achebe’s actions speak volume and we all should learn
from it. So many a people would be happy to grab those awards, especially
people who have impacted nothing in the society. Those who really deserve it
and love the country will reject it. The list of those who got the honours
ranges from the political elites, the capitalist down to those whose
contribution to the society isn’t known. Imagine an Achebe sitting to get
honours with the likes of Tambuwal, Ita Ekpeyong, the Director General of SSS
who has been sitting down and watch Nigerians die from Boko Haram. His
counterpart, the ever non-working IG of police hafiz Ringim was also there to get
his. Others include Jim Ovia (***cough**),Diezani Madueke and clown Osita
Iheme. The beautiful Genevieve whose only contribution is dressing in expensive
clothes was honoured. The list goes on and on
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