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NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by KINGofLION: 3:28am On Oct 14, 2022
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie declined the national honors- media aide says

Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who was recently decorated with Harvard University’s iconic W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, has broken her silence over her non-appearance at the conferment of national honours ceremony by President Buhari. on Tuesday, October 11.

Putting the records straight, a member of Chimamanda’s communications team, Omawumi Ogbe, told The Guardian that she declined the honour.⁣

“Following the recent conferment of national awards by the President, there have been conflicting reports about one of the announced recipients, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Some social media users say the award-winning writer rejected the award, while others say she accepted it.⁣

The author did not accept the award and, as such, did not attend the ceremony. She, however, did not want to create undue publicity around it, so her non-acceptance was conveyed privately” Ogbe said

While conferring the award on 450 Nigerians and foreigners, President Buhari had justified the honours, saying the awardees had distinguished themselves in the service of the nation and humanity.⁣

“We have among the recipients today, Amb. Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who are doing our country proud on the international scene. Our dear sisters are a source of inspiration to our young women that through the dint of hard work and dedication, they can achieve greatness.”⁣the President said

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Fortruth: 3:40am On Oct 14, 2022
Why take an award from a racist country?

Nigeria by its name states that it is racist.

Nigg-Area, a colonial name used to mock, rape, plunder, destroy the world of our forefathers by some European terrorist….

They gave the name, coat of arms, flag, and border of what is today Nigeria.

Some stinking fooolish blackies are today claiming to be Naija boy and Naija geh for life….


LOL

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by izombie(m): 3:42am On Oct 14, 2022
Why accept an award from a terrorist?

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by yinkus6750(m): 4:00am On Oct 14, 2022
The declaration that she actually rejected the award, did not state her reason for the rejection.
As a Nigerian, her activities merited the award, hence the recommendation.
Doesn't matter, under which government she's been honoured.
Everything shouldn't be politicised

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by SmartPolician: 4:08am On Oct 14, 2022
Amanda is following in the footsteps of Chinua Achebe who rejected the national honours twice in the past (2004 and 2011). Amanda has also stated that she has deep respect for Achebe and that Achebe's works influenced her writings in more ways than one.

Nigeria, by default, is programmed to frustrate her own people, especially the poor people among us. It's even annoying that the so-called leaders don't give a hoot. However, let no man blame the White man for the failure of African black.

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by aylive02(m): 4:45am On Oct 14, 2022
grin



There's nothing worth taking from Buhari and urchins.

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by kingthreat(m): 5:12am On Oct 14, 2022
Do not give what is holy to pigs. They will trample it underfoot.
In other words, do not give something of great honor to those who don't value it.
If it is award for supporting gays/lesbian or award for supporting Biafra or award for making women head families, she for take next flight.
Blessed be the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Nwabueze22: 5:26am On Oct 14, 2022
Kudos to Ada Biafra for rejecting the rubbish called award

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by plaindealer: 5:35am On Oct 14, 2022
Not surprised, the girl is konk ipob to the core..

So you no collect award because you be ipob, which means one more useful award for real and more deserving Nigerians to collect, good riddance to sad ipob rubbish..

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Nosayer: 5:37am On Oct 14, 2022
Somebody should tell Tẹni. This is class and not the gutter behavior she displayed.

If you want to reject, reject. Then we know you understand your worth and then, you'd be seen as a better person than the president who has a lot of flaws.

But you want to show us the president is bad and then you displayed your gutter behavior. What does that prove?

God bless Chimamanda

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Nosayer: 5:39am On Oct 14, 2022
kingthreat:
Do not give what is holy to pigs. They will trample it underfoot.
In other words, do not give something of great honor to those who don't value it.
If it is award for supporting gays/lesbian or award for supporting Biafra or award for making women head families, she for take next flight.
Blessed be the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

With due respect sir, you're out of point.

The late Gani Fawehinmi rejected such award when offered and he didn't believe in the giver of the award.

Chimamanda is a highly celebrated lady and not collecting Buhari's award is not enough to invalidate that.

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by plaindealer: 5:47am On Oct 14, 2022
See how happy these Igbos are because their ipob sister rejected an imaginary award that was never offered to her to start with.

This is why real Nigerians are not buying Pandora's candidacy or why Igbos suddenly changed from calling Nigeria a zoo or that they all of a sudden love Nigerian.

We know this pandora election rubbish is a continuation of ipob agitation rubbish with their biafra flag hidden to deceive Nigerians.

We sabi your game, that's why Nigerians no go allow pandora or any ipob to smell Aso Rock...

Stop wasting your time, go back to your ipob rubbish, ESN and UGM killing and slaughtering..

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by GardenOfGod(m): 5:50am On Oct 14, 2022
Her position is understandable and her reasons are her choices, so she's entitled to one. APC is a plague that must be rejected by all well meaning Nigerians. Their failure come 2023 will be monumental.

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by plaindealer: 5:50am On Oct 14, 2022
kingthreat:
Do not give what is holy to pigs. They will trample it underfoot.
In other words, do not give something of great honor to those who don't value it.
If it is award for supporting gays/lesbian or award for supporting Biafra or award for making women head families, she for take next flight.
Blessed be the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Correct.


Let them collect award from kanu and their terrorist uncles..

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by GardenOfGod(m): 5:57am On Oct 14, 2022
Fortruth:
Why take an award from a racist country?

Nigeria by its name states that it is racist.

Nigg-Area, a colonial name used to mock, rape, plunder, destroy the world of our forefathers by some European terrorist….

They gave the name, coat of arms, flag, and border of what is today Nigeria.

Some stinking fooolish blackies are today claiming to be Naija boy and Naija geh for life….


LOL
And why take an award from a country whose leaders ordered for the shooting of unarmed innocent citizens?
Why take award from a country whose leaders during covid-19, refused to distribute relief materials donated for her citizens by non-governmental organizations and well meaning individuals? Instead, hoarding and stashing same for their selfish interest?

Nonsense award!

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Chinjo2: 6:04am On Oct 14, 2022
Very loudable. This is what I expected nigerians to do. Buhari has destroyed this country and he giving people awards. What nigerians need is food on the table and not some politically motivated awards.

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by gebest: 6:10am On Oct 14, 2022
That is what Teni would have done not that rubbish she did on stage.

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Presidential1: 6:14am On Oct 14, 2022
kingthreat:
Do not give what is holy to pigs. They will trample it underfoot.
In other words, do not give something of great honor to those who don't value it.
If it is award for supporting gays/lesbian or award for supporting Biafra or award for making women head families, she for take next flight.
Blessed be the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Just one word... Daft

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by mrvitalis(m): 6:15am On Oct 14, 2022
yinkus6750:
The declaration that she actually rejected the award, did not state her reason for the rejection.
As a Nigerian, her activities merited the award, hence the recommendation.
Doesn't matter, under which government she's been honoured.
Everything shouldn't be politicised
So if a man orders the killing of your family members then present award to you the next day you would accept ?

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Presidential1: 6:15am On Oct 14, 2022
plaindealer:
Not surprised, the girl is konk ipob to the core..

So you no collect award because you be ipob, which means one more useful award for real and more deserving Nigerians to collect, good riddance to sad ipob rubbish..


All your life you've never made sense.. till you pass away you will never make sense... I pity you

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by TINUBUISMAD: 6:16am On Oct 14, 2022
grin
Nonsense and useless award from a headslamming Islamic terrorist.
God punish the dying Tilumbu and Buhari
Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by TINUBUISMAD: 6:21am On Oct 14, 2022
plaindealer:
See how happy these Igbos are because their ipob sister rejected an imaginary award that was never offered to her to start with.

This is why real Nigerians are not buying Pandora's candidacy or why Igbos suddenly changed from calling Nigeria a zoo or that they all of a sudden love Nigerian.

We know this pandora election rubbish is a continuation of ipob agitation rubbish with their biafra flag hidden to deceive Nigerians.

We sabi your game, that's why Nigerians no go allow pandora or any ipob to smell Aso Rock...

Stop wasting your time, go back to your ipob rubbish, ESN and UGM killing and slaughtering..

You always sounds useless and worthless

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by kingthreat(m): 6:41am On Oct 14, 2022
Nosayer:


With due respect sir, you're out of point.

The late Gani Fawehinmi rejected such award when offered and he didn't believe in the giver of the award.

Chimamanda is a highly celebrated lady and not collecting Buhari's award is not enough to invalidate that.

Buhari did not compile the list of the awardees.

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by toneroforever(m): 6:48am On Oct 14, 2022
kingthreat:
Do not give what is holy to pigs. They will trample it underfoot.
In other words, do not give something of great honor to those who don't value it.
If it is award for supporting gays/lesbian or award for supporting Biafra or award for making women head families, she for take next flight.
Blessed be the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

She didn't disturb ur peace while declining the honor. So calm down
Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Difrent: 6:54am On Oct 14, 2022
Fortruth:


Nigg-Area, a colonial name used to mock, rape, plunder, destroy the world of our forefathers by some European terrorist….


It's either mischief or ignorance

Nigeria is derived from NIGER AREA.....referring to areas around the river Niger. The people who gave the name do not use the N word.
Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Okoroawusa: 6:59am On Oct 14, 2022
She is still young. She will accept from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by endy69: 7:00am On Oct 14, 2022
Nosayer:


With due respect sir, you're out of point.

The late Gani Fawehinmi rejected such award when offered and he didn't believe in the giver of the award.

Chimamanda is a highly celebrated lady and not collecting Buhari's award is not enough to invalidate that.
Urchins can drag anyone for going against their 'gods' Buhari and Tinubu. Don't waste your time educating them cus they can't learn anything

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by don1988(m): 7:00am On Oct 14, 2022
Nosayer:
Somebody should tell Tẹni. This is class and not the gutter behavior she displayed.

If you want to reject, reject. Then we know you understand your worth and then, you'd be seen as a better person than the president who has a lot of flaws.

But you want to show us the president is bad and then you displayed your gutter behavior. What does that prove?anything done to spite buhari is not foolish

God bless Chimamanda
Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by kingthreat(m): 7:02am On Oct 14, 2022
toneroforever:


She didn't disturb ur peace while declining the honor. So calm down

I have a right to my opinion

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Advocate500: 7:07am On Oct 14, 2022
plaindealer:
Not surprised, the girl is konk ipob to the core..

So you no collect award because you be ipob, which means one more useful award for real and more deserving Nigerians to collect, good riddance to sad ipob rubbish..

Gani must be another ipob leader that rejected the honor,to whom brain is given sense is expected.

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by Obidient4life3: 7:10am On Oct 14, 2022
A true daughter of the soil. We don't celebrate failures in any guise !

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Re: NATIONAL HONORS: Chimamanda Adichie Declined The Honor by henryobinna(m): 7:12am On Oct 14, 2022
SmartPolician:
Amanda is following in the footsteps of Chinua Achebe who rejected the national honours twice in the past (2004 and 2011). Amanda has also stated that she has deep respect for Achebe and that Achebe's works influenced her writings in more ways than one.

Nigeria, by default, is programmed to frustrate her own people, especially the poor people among us. It's even annoying that the so-called leaders don't give a hoot. However, let no man blame the White man for the failure of African black.
Her name is not Amanda.

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