Chimamanda Adichie Rejects National Honour From President Buhari
• President Buhari did not accept national honour, team confirms
By Naomisophy blog
Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who was recently decorated with Harvard University’s iconic W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, has broken her silence over her non-appearance at Tuesday’s conferment of national honours by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to The Guardian, a member of Chimamanda’s communications team, Omawumi Ogbe, said that the author declined the honour.
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Ogbe said in a statement: “Following the recent conferment of national awards by the President, there have been conflicting reports about one of the announced recipients, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Some social media users say the award-winning writer rejected the award, while others say she accepted it.
“The author did not accept the award and, as such, did not attend the ceremony. She, however, did not want to create undue publicity around it, so her non-acceptance was conveyed privately,” Ogbe said.
This is not the first time an honouree will turn down a national honour from a Nigerian president. Prominent Nigerians like Late Prof. Chinua Achebe, and late Chief Gani Fawehinmi etc.
