₦airaland Forum

SMC:
Let's agree to disagree as I stand by what I have stated and I am sure you stand by your opinion too.

kool

SMC:
I disagree with you regarding giving writers (or anyone for that matter) honour or chieftaincy titles or the like. Nigerians need to get over the attitude that every achievement must result in honour and fanfare. You may disagree with me, but I am of the opinion that this is what happens in a society of either failures or of underachievers. If everyone was a high achiever, why would we need to honour one or two achievements.

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with a "Well Done" when the occasion demands it. However, I believe Honour should come after numerous years or even a lifetime of being at the top of your game. Many Artists, Musicians, Composers, Scientists etc who today are heralded as geniuses were not recognised in their lifetime. Let us not get carried away with plaudits or the lack thereof, as these will come when you are good.

SMC,

i dnt quite agree with you here.
first question is: why do we give this titles in the first place?
1) to give them a part on the back
2) to encourage others to work harder
3) to make role models out of them

now, if this is why we give title, i think every achiever shld be recognised.
it is done all ova the world
it just that the method differs

even the caine award we talk about is a case at hand.

journalist, musicians, scientists, etc are always appreciated world ova.

down here, we just add a little title to it.
now, wld it make more sense to honour pple that have made appreciable impact in their choosen carrer rather than the likes of Andy Uba
simply bc he is a friend of the president?

titles and awards are not primitive, they are social agents for positive change
and should be seen as such and thus treated as such!