by ‘Jola Sotubo
The centenary awards recently doled out by the Nigerian government to celebrate 100 years of amalgamation have been criticized for a number of reasons, most notable of which is the fact that there is not much to celebrate about.
The federal government drew further controversy when it decided to honour the late despot at whose death the nation rejoiced, Sani Abacha.
The government has given reasons for its action, stating that the late Abacha, who unleashed a reign of terror upon Nigerians, deserved to be honoured.
Nigerian Eye reports:
The Nigerian government on Friday said although late General Sani Abacha’s regime was one of the most controversial in Nigeria’s history, the military dictator deserved to be honoured.
The government also explained why Mr. Abacha, Nigeria’s military dictator from 1993 to 1998, was among those who received the centenary award for 100 Nigerians.
The government stated this position in the awardees’ brochure where a brief citation was written for each recipient and reasons given why he or she deserved the award.
The citation and reasons where read during the Centenary honours Award night held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The federal government said Mr. Abacha was also a Nigerian soldier and former leader. The government said his regime recorded unprecedented economic achievements in Nigeria’s history.
The Federal Government also said Mr. Abacha oversaw an increase in the country’s foreign exchange reserves from $494 million in 1993 to $9.6 billion by the middle of 1997; and reduced the external debt of Nigeria from $36 billion in 1993 to $27 billion in 1997.
Mr. Abacha, the government noted, had brought all the controversial privatisation programs of the Babangida administration to a halt, reduced an inflation rate of 54 per cent inherited from the Ibrahim Babangida administration to 8.5 per cent between 1993 and 1998, while the nation’s primary commodity, oil, was at an average of $9 per barrel.
Mr. Babangida was also among the 100 honoured. Mr. Abacha’s administration was also credited with creating the most ‘comprehensive and realistic blueprint’ for Nigeria’s development through Vision 2010 committee chaired by his predecessor, Ernest Shonekan.
Mr. Abacha’s regime was characterised by massive corruption, state-sponsored murder and assassination, and random imprisonment of persons seen as critical of government.
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The government seems to have justified itself by honouring Abacha who every other Nigerian sees as a tyrant even years after his death. Now, isn’t it time the government honours EMMANUEL IFEJUNA also? The young man won Nigeria’s 1st Commonwealth Games’ Gold Medal in Vancouver Canada in 1954 as an undergraduate in the University of Ibadan. He cleared about 6ft 4 inches in the high jump to set a games’ record also.
However, he later joined the Army after he graduated and took part in the 1966 coup that toppled the civilian government of Balewa. He was later summarily executed. Because of this, his name was expunged from the Country’s list of Sporting Heroes. I don’t think this is fair: Ifeajuna WON NIGERIA’S FIRST GOLD MEDAL- fact. What he later did cannot erase that! If Chioma Ajunwa plots a coup a few years from now, would the government also erase her name from the Sporting Heroes’ List? Please, let’s be more objective and less sentimental and emotional in our decision making as a Nation: it is said that you don’t mix politics with sports. Emmanuel Ifejuna should be honoured!
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