From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
Igbo apex social cultural group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders(COSEYL) has asked all those presented with National honours to return them, describing the award as an embarrassment to Nigerians.
President General of the Igbo group, Goodluck Ibem in a statement further pointed out that the federal government should not have given out that award following the numerous challenges it is presently facing.
He said “This amount to dancing on the graves of Nigerians who died hungry and killed by Boko Haram and other terrorists. No nation celebrates when her people are killed mercilessly.
“It baffles us that in the mist of all this anomalies, that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari would be given a National Award to Nigerians.
“Without mincing words, this awards is an insult and a national embarrassment to dead Nigerians killed by Fulani Jihadists and terrorists, it is an embarrassment to those who are now refugees in their own country and an insult to those are going to bed hungry under the very watch of this present administration.
“How can Nigerians be killed and kidnapped on daily basis and somebody is celebrating National Award Honours? Is there any honour in kidnapping that have taken over the country, is there any honour in surrendering our hard earned Independence and sovereignty to terrorists.
“Wonders the say shall never end. This administration is truly shameless for organising a National Award in the mist of all this anomalies. This awards is not a “National Honours Awards” but a ” National Disgraceful Awards”.
“We call of Nigerians who have any integrity left in them to return those awards until when things are done properly before they can consider accepting any National Awards”. Ibem stated.