Activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore has declared that he
would file a defamation lawsuit if President Bola Tinubu’s administration were
to include his name on any national honours list.
Sowore, who is also the convener of the #RevolutionNow
movement and a former presidential candidate under the African Action Congress
(AAC), made the statement on Friday through his social media platforms.
“If I were mistakenly included by Tinubu on his ‘National
Award’ list, I would not only reject and denounce the award but also take
definitive legal action for defamation,” Sowore wrote.
His comment comes after the Presidency apologised for
wrongly listing two living Nigerian icons, Pa Reuben Fasoranti and Dr. Edwin
Madunagu, under the Posthumous Honours category during President Bola Tinubu’s
Democracy Day speech at the National Assembly.
Among the posthumous honourees was Kudirat Abiola, awarded
the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) for her role in the fight to
validate the June 12, 1993, election. Others honoured posthumously include
Shehu Musa Yar’Adua (GCFR), Prof. Humphrey Nwosu (CON), Rear Admiral Ndubuisi
Kanu (CON), and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa (CON), along with his
fellow Ogoni Nine, all of whom received full presidential pardons.
A vocal critic of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and
President Tinubu, Sowore has consistently condemned the administration’s
governance, accusing it of corruption, authoritarian tendencies and suppression
of civil rights.
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Who wan honour weyrey before? 😂
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