Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has joined the growing number of Nigerians who have rejected the centenary awards. World leaders are expected to assemble to celebrate with Nigeria for the 100 years Centenary jubilee, as part of the celebration by federal government of Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan, will decorate 100 most patriotic citizen of the nation for the pasts 100 years with National Awards.
However, Professor Wole Soyinka is rejecting his own award, according to him, “I would have preferred that the entire day of infamy be ignored altogether. I’m even thinking favourably of just ignoring the obscenity, then turning up at the counter-event.” The family of late Afro Beat legend and human activists Fela Anikulapo-Kuti had earlier voiced their rejection of the award to their late father, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, said that his family will will not honour the awards unless the government first of all apologise for the murder of his grandmother and the burning down of his father’s house Kalakuta Republic. While the family of Late human activist and lawyer Chief Gain Fawehinmi, also followed the same trend by rejecting the awards because of the inclusion of the former Nigeria head of state and dictatorship leaders Ibrahim Babangida. The lists of awardees includes the likes of Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Professor Chinua Achebe, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu, Nwankwo Kanu, Chief Mike Adenuga and Pastor Enoch Adeboye, among others.
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