Authorized practitioner and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Sunusi Musa, has questioned the standards utilized in awarding nationwide honours, citing the exclusion of some people who have been concerned within the pro-democracy wrestle following the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election.
Writing on his verified Fb web page, Musa acknowledged the popularity of sure people however argued that the listing was incomplete.
“The Awardees of the Nationwide Honors immediately, are those that sustained the wrestle for June 12 election,” he said. “Although I’ve seen the title of Gen Yar’Adua and Gambo Sawaba in it. By no matter standards, if Yar’Adua and Sawaba are certified for the award primarily based on June 12 wrestle, then Abubakar Rimi, Sule Lamido, Tony Anenih, Col Dangiwa Umar and Atiku Abubakar are equally certified.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu conferred nationwide honours on 65 Nigerians, each dwelling and deceased, citing their roles in democracy, public service, and civic accountability.
Included among the many recipients are Wole Soyinka, Femi Falana (SAN), and the late Kudirat Abiola, who was posthumously awarded the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR).
Others on the listing embrace the late journalist Bagauda Kaltho, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua (GCFR), Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti (CON), and former Governor Balarabe Musa (CFR).
Musa argued that figures such because the late Abubakar Rimi, former Governor Sule Lamido, Tony Anenih, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar additionally performed vital roles and will have been acknowledged.
“If Yar’Adua and Sawaba are acknowledged for his or her function within the June 12 wrestle, then the exclusion of others like Rimi, Lamido, and Atiku raises questions in regards to the consistency and equity of the standards,” he added.
President Tinubu, a member of the Nationwide Democratic Coalition (NADECO) which opposed navy rule within the Nineties, stated the awards have been meant to “honour women and men of conscience who stood for justice, democracy, and the Nigerian individuals.”
Musa’s feedback have drawn reactions on-line and amongst political observers, with some agreeing {that a} wider vary of contributors to Nigeria’s democratic historical past must be acknowledged.
The honours embrace titles equivalent to Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) and Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), spanning people from civil society, media, politics, and academia.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Home Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, who have been on the 2023 listing, additionally obtained awards.
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