Na wah o! Dis matter don shell for ground as Timi Frank, wey don waka as ex-Deputy National Publicity Secretary for APC, don blast di recent GCON honour wey President Bola Tinubu give billionaire Gilbert Chagoury. E no sweet am at all!
Chagoury get di Grand Commander of di Order of di Niger for Abuja on January 8, wey be di same day wey e celebrate im 80th birthday. But Timi Frank no gree carry last as him talk say this award na serious wahala for Nigeria.
According to Timi, e don raise plenty eyebrows because e dey suspect say dis kind honour fit weaken public trust. Chagoury get name wey dey linked to laundering money wey Abacha carry come out. This kind level fit make our national values begin dey shake as we dey hear say we honour person wey get corrupt history.
Frank talk say, “Today na one of di saddest days of my life as Nigerian. E dey vex me say we dey reward person wey don get judicial findings of corruption with our national honour.” Na strong words e dey use o! He talk say we suppose dey shine our eyes well well as citizens.
Dis award no suppose get controversy. E supposed stand as symbol of national integrity, but dis one wey don come now, e dey look like say national honour don dey used to side one gbege matter. Frank dey wonder wetin Gilbert don contribute to Nigeria wey fit make am deserve di GCON. Na school, hospital or wetin? We deserve answer if we wan know if dis award na correct decision.
Frank also yarn say e get plenty conflicts of interest wey dey surround di award. Chagoury dey linked to some big projects wey e no even winner through dem normal bidding process. E dey shout say we suppose dey question di integrity of any person wey dey give national award like dis from di top.
Di former APC mouth no fit close as e dey put e mouth inside wetin di international community go feel about this. E ask US and other partners to watch as di kind actions wey dey happen for our country fit affect how dem see Nigeria.
“A well-respected President like Trump supposed to dey cautious on who e dey work with, especially when e dey relate with people wey don get corrupt background,” Frank talk. E dey raise alarm on how dis kind honour fit turn Nigeria to a place wey we dey glorify corruption.
Dis matter don spread hot for di streets as Nigerians dey wonder wetin dey happen to una national honours. Abeg, make we dey demand for transparency and accountability, because Nigerian people no fit allow dis matter die down under di carpet. We love our country, and we wan make sure say honour na reward wey dey stand for oo!
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