Isn't it a shame - a very big shame- that Imeh Usuah, the Abuja-based Taxi Driver, who made headlines earlier this year when he returned Items worth 18 Million Naira that a passenger forgot in his Car, didn't make this years honours list?

Mr. Usuah, a father of 6, could have made away with that money and be a 'big boy' now. Rather he returned it. What did he get in return? To the best of my knowledge, he got a paltry N30,000 from the National Orientation Agency.

Wouldn't it have been wise to factor in such an 'ordinary' Nigerian while compiling that list that honours mainly Individuals that have milked our commonweatlth.
We do not honour heroes. We do not set good precedence for others. What a disincentive for other Taxi drivers to tow the path of Imeh Usuah.

I wrote this piece last November after the sham of an award last year http://ekekeee.com/irrational-dishonour-awards-by-dickson-u-kalu/ it is still relevant today. @DicksonKalu

dikkybutt:
We do not honour heroes.

we love to reward/honor bad behaviours/characters/crooks/theives

dikkybutt: We do not set good precedence for others.

They are setting precedence for crooks and theives

If my papa return that kyn money, we go fight, xpecially in Abuja, the creddle of stolen money.

@K2039: you took the words right of my mouth

@Chancit: you would be angry with your Father because you know he won't get any recognition for his Honourable act.

As a theiving govt,they see his action(s) as an un-nigerian and very fo.olish.How can he return such amouth of money in the first place?

if na my papa...na to disown am.simple

that clearly shows what nigeria is, the more u still the more honourable u become!

Only criminals and rogues are honoured in nigeria. Sorry for the dude. If na me dat money don enter network busy!

The National Awards is for honouring thieves, their friends and their supporters. I'll never give my all to "Nigeria".

So Imeh Usuah missed out on his blessing and testimony by returning that stash . . . . . .


He sure deserves some level of encouragement from the FG and Nigerians at large . . . .

Demdem: Actually, what Imeh did is not honourable in the eyes of the Presidency. No one does that in Aso-Rock. next time he should ensure he does the honourable thing.

this is so true

WOW, THIS IS SURPRISING, WHAT A NATION.

You guys have to know that the term "Honorable" is relative and it means different things to different people. How can a thief see someone like Imeh as an Honorable person. If he had stolen that money, bought a governorship ticket and looted the treasury of his state, by now he woould have been awarded the CON.

dont worry. We prefer to honour thieves.

Dont forget this is Nigeria.
Tell me one thing that is right here?

Before nko? The guy has a conscience so he won't be recognised. Many of our leaders have theirs buried in the middle of the ocean. I am sure they will be calling him a compound fool for returning the money.

Na wa 4 dat man oooh

you pick 18million go return give the owner na mumu dey worry you

I believe the owner of that 18m must have more than that in his/her account

Chai if na my papa return dat kain money(thou him nor fit try A̶̲̥̅♏) I for dis-own my papa

cogitoErgo: that clearly shows what nigeria is, the more u still the more honourable u become!

It's steal and not still

Honestly he'll b looked @ with disdain if he made d list even ryt in d hall. Do u think he'll even b allowed 2 sit close 2 a dangote, a govnor, a senator, or d wealthy dt made d list? Dey'll mk sure he's isolated in d hall dt himself wuld almost die of complex. So pls allow him b ooh. 2 bad 4 our govt

dis is exactly wat i said in de last thread.award shud be giving to patriotic nigerians nt looters

[quote author=berem]Only criminals and rogues are honoured in nigeria. Sorry for the dude. If na me dat money don enter network busy! [/quote

if you commented more that I dont suprise..

D man returned d money because he is highly interested in taking his GARETH BALE peacefully rather dan eating wat will make him be hospitalized in Germany.

It is so unfortunate that it is the likes of governor Suswam of Benue,a reknowned WAEC certificate forger,former governor Odili,a looter who is being shielded form investigation and prosecution by the judiciary because the wife is a serving judge and Mahmud Lai Alabi,a front for Sen Saraki,who ochestrated the writting off of the Senators huge debt to intercontinental bank when he was made the interim CEO of the bank. Indeed Nigeria is a wonderful nation.

If d man has kept the money to himsellf , may be he would have make the list ?..................9ja dy Bleep person up....................:hissssssssssssssssss

When the good now suffers and the bad enjoys and continues living well. Hmmmm something is wrong.
When a terrorist gets 3 yrs jail and a 5 naira thief gets 30 to lifetime jailing then something is wrong and its all pointing to a particular thing ama not say.

God help us

That man deserves some recognition joor return 18m and NOA gives u 30k not up to one percent of d money returned HABA

dt man called Usuah or wot is his name na fool....u can do dt in a country where there is sincerity, d owner of dt money must b among those ppl dt ar stealing our money in dis country if not how could a businessman/woman dt hav laboured so hard 4get dt type of money in a taxi?......dt taxi driver should not b honoured with a national award because he is an international mugu of all times!

is he members of PDP? how many governors and senators does he eat and dine with? how many rigging did he execute in his constituencies during elections? if not next time he should know what to do with that money.