Dr Doyin Okupe Got It Wrong On National Honour For Dr Stella Adadevoh

The Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, says the non inclusion of the name of Dr Stella Adadevoh in the recently Honour list by the government  was beyond the government.

In a tweet, he said: “I received enquiries as to why Dr. Stella Adadevoh was not included in the honours' list. By the law establishing it, national honours cannot be given post-humously.”

 

CKN Nigeria believe that Dr Okupe got his facts wrong.Just last year (2013),human right lawyer Gani Fawehinmi, Afrobeat creator Fela Anikulapo Kuti and winner of the annulled Presidential election Moshood Abiola were all given the Centenary National Award post-humously.

 

It will be recalled that their families refused to accept their awards last year.

 

CKN Nigeria therefore fully support the agitation by Nigerians across board that Dr Stella Adadevoh's  name deserves to be included in the forthcoming National Honours Award for paying the supreme price  .