First, I wish to congratulate Mr Ayodele Dada for his academic milestone of which many have tried and many have fallen so he should keep his head held high even though he is not to first and certainly won't be the last.

I stumbled upon a writeup few days ago on how the writer says that Mr Dada deserves a national honour/award and his reason was obvious; The 5.0gpa.

And I became so confused because I thought the honour was given to those who have rendered service(s) to the benefit of the nation and after a research, I concluded that the writer alongside many others are ignorant of what the National Honour truly stands for............

Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations conferred upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria every year. They were instituted by the National Honors Act No. 5 of 1964, during the First Nigerian Republic , to honour Nigerians who have rendered service to the benefit of the nation. The Nigerian National Honours, in descending order of importance, are:
*Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal
Republic (GCFR)
*Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
(GCON)
*Commander of the Order of the Federal
Republic (CFR)
*Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON)
*Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic
(OFR)
*Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON)
*Member of the Order of the Federal Republic
(MFR)
*Member of the Order of the Niger (MON)

The GCFR and GCON are customarily respectively bestowed on former occupants of the office of President of Nigeria and Vice President of Nigeria including former military heads of state of Nigeria and Chiefs of General Staff. The GCON is also customarily bestowed on the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the President of the Nigerian Senate during their first year in office, while the CON is customarily bestowed on Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (culled from Wikipedia)

Now, what does Mr Dada deserve?
Still the national honour or an applaud from the education lovers
His achievement is a benefit to himself and not the nation.
What did he do for his final year project?
Does it contribute to nation building?
Did he invent any mathematical theory?

There are many 2nd class, 3rd and many that didn't even attempt jamb but are contributing towards building the nation through the creation of job opportunities.

He should go out and prove himself and not become a burden on the nation just because of a degree that is not recognised in developed countries.


He has tried and I commend him but after school, life begins......... I wish him success
Bello Wahab O.

OP, this is hard truth but typical Nigerians are coming for your head.

Congratulations to Mr Dada for the great feat he achieved for himself. Perfect CGPA in a written course like Psychology.

Let all stake holders encourage him to study further for research and invent/discover solutions to many of Nigeria's problems.

Just a moment ago it was reported of Bishop Oyedepo challenging PhD holders of being useless if they can't invent solutions to societal problems. This is what America and other industrialised countries celebrate.

A world renowned professor of energy Anthony Adegbulugbe achieved similar feat at Ife in the 70s having scored 5.0/5.0 Elect Elect. He co received with United Nations Nobel Peace Prize.

u have ur point..

bhu if u want 5.0 u can go and read.

Wailers and gala sellers will disagree.....if dada is from anoda region naw,we no go hear word...

If people who are corrupt or declared wanted (#NISrecruitmentScandal) were conferred with National honors wonder why Dada doesn't deserve it

bigtt76:
If people who are corrupt or declared wanted (#NISrecruitmentScandal) were conferred with National honors wonder why Dada doesn't deserve it

So we should keep on giving me the awards to people who don't merit it

National honour kwa? Scholarship and maybe, financial assistance is all that he has earned. He's his own legend, we are only glad to have shared in the moment.

Go to school first and have 5.0. Then come back and write this thrash.

adwem2003:
Go to school first and have 5.0. Then come back and write this thrash.

Sorry bro, Too late... I will rather make money

You do have a point, but you seem to be subtly arguing that it isn't worth the recognition. Maybe that's not what you meant but that's how it sounds.

I had to do a double take at "he is not the first and he won't be the last."

Pray tell... Who in your family, nuclear or extended, dead or alive, has ever gotten a 5.0 CGPA from a Federal University?

If there isn't, check your neighbour's family.

If there isn't, shut the hell up!

These bush people envy yoruba people no be small after all the success they've got frm d attache by force union..
From
Nollywood
Afrobeat
Education
Religion
Culture
e.t.c
I wonder what these bush people will be today if in their SE region without the yoruba's culture.

I concur with the writer.I think for now,Scholarships, Financial Assistance and Automatic Employment is okay for him.

spalletti:
I concur with the writer.I think for now,Scholarships, Financial Assistance and Automatic Employment is okay for him.

exactly my thoughts!

O boy!! 5.0 no be beans or moi moi o. But according to the writer, who him 5.0 don help

I wud suggest he is honored wit ORDER OF CHANGE OF NIGERIA OCN.



MY OPINION THOUGH

5.0 NO b maize ooooo I still dey battle wit 2.2

Free the guy. Na his time.

Congratulaions to Mr. Dada for the great feat he achieve for himself, to graduate wit a 2.1 is not easy talk more of a 5.0 CGPA but this don'st make him a genius. Some people are just so good when it comes to read n write good grade in skul but for them to apply such knowelgde in the labour market becomes a issue.

This thread will surely lead to something else.

Haters gon hate

Ok.

I really commend the guy sha but national honor inotalkooo#####

Aki and Pawpaw got national awards but a fellow with a real achievement shouldn't?

who 5.0 don help?......it defintiely didnt help him in paying his house rent...lol

Na jealousy be this o.