Flingpord

  A close and cross examination of the list shows that 60 to 70 percent of the recipients have not critically impacted the country, whether in economy, politics, or what have you, to deserve such prestigious glorification. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led  Government had fixed October 11, 2022 to hold a posh event at the State House, Abuja, to confer National Awards on hundreds of Nigerians. A leaked list which the Presidency dismissed, detailed that 437 persons had been shortlisted for the awards, which is traditional for every Nigerian leader to confer on deserving citizens who have distinguished themselves in service to nation building. While the Federal Government had treated the widely circulated list as “fake news”, and said that it was working to amend it, Nigerians did not fail to decode its shortcomings. A close and cross examination of the list shows that 60 to 70 percent of the recipients have not critically impacted the country, whether in economy, politics, or w...