RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Queen Elizabeth, Lugard, Zik, 97 others bag Nigeria's Centenary awards

More interesting is Diran's names of Nigerians who have not made the Awards' Roster. One may only imagine who would have made the Award Roster, and who would not have if Diran was in charge. Thank goodness he was not in charge.  It is beginning to bother me that some forum participants cannot see past their noses.

 

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From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Diran
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Very interesting indeed! 

The man who made the first indigenous film of independent Nigeria, Kongis's Harvest, based on Soyinka's play of same title, Francis Oladele is omitted. The man who brought Nigerian theatre to international limelight, late Duro Ladiipo is missing. The man who midwifed the Nigeria cinema era, Ola Balogun is not in the list. The man who spearheaded what became Nollywood, a Yoruba theatre practitioner, Late Alade Aromire is omitted and we have Kenneth Nnebue who came 4 years after him to be honored. The man who routed Biafra, Gen. Benjamin Adekunle "Black Scorpion" is not on the list. And so many other names...

 

It must be a hoax indeed!

 

Shalom!

 

Diran

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On Feb 24, 2014, at 17:54, "joeckeshi@yahoo.com" <joeckeshi@yahoo.com> wrote:

This is interesting indeed. First why was the list limited to 100 knowing fully well that it could limit the choices we have to make. Ifejuna l think was the first Nigerian to win a medal for the country. You are right about the Kid but even worse is that no civil servant of the first or second generation were found worthy to be honoured. People like Simon Adebo, Allison Ayida Jerome Udoji. I can't also believe that people like Profs Adedayo Adedeji, Aboyade Cole, Billy Dudley are not on the list so also Rev Father Dennis Slatary, Adebaju and Amachere . These last three deserve recognition for the foundation they laid for our football Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

 

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Where are Hogan "Kid" Bassey (boxing), Sir Louis Nwachukwu Mbanefo (law), and Jaja of Opobo (entrepreneurship; resistance to colonialism; governance)?   On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Ikhide <xokigbo@yahoo.com> wrote: Please go through this list and chuckle or weep. Supreme irony, Professor Wole Soyinka will be sharing the stage with the ghost of Sani Abacha in an "awards" ceremony. Who'd have thunk it? LOL!   Out of 100 "great people" Nigeria could only find EIGHT women, two foreign, to honor. Sick country.   - Ikhide      http://sunnewsonline.com/new/national/queen-elizabeth-lugard-zik-97-others-bag-nigerias-centenary-awards/   British monarch and Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, is to be conferred with an award on Friday, February 28, by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to mark Nigeria's centenary.   On the same day too, Sir Fredrick Lugard, who effected the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of the British Crown to form a new colonial territory and his consort, Dame Flora Louise Shaw, who named the territory 'Nigeria' would both receive posthumous awards.   At the glittering ceremony, President Jonathan would similarly present awards in 13 other categories to 97 distinguished personalities, either alive or dead, who eminently symbolize the tapestry of Nigeria's first centenary.   In a statement, the Presidential Committee on Nigeria's Centenary Celebrations said the award ceremony scheduled to hold at the Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja, would kick off at 7.00pm.  A full list of the award recipients is reproduced below.   A. Contributors to the making of Nigeria 1. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II 2. Frederick John Dealtry Lugard 3.Dame Flora Louise Shaw, Lady Lugard   B. Heroes of the struggle for Nigeria's Independence/pioneer political leaders 4. Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay 5. Rt. Hon. Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, GCFR 6. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, KBE 7. Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR 8. Sir Ahmadu Bello, KBE 9. Professor Eyo Ita 10. Jaja Anucha Wachuku 11. Pa Michael Imoudu 12. Chief Anthony Enahoro 13.Chief Joseph Sarwan Tarka 14. Mallam Aminu Kano 15.Margaret Udo Ekpo 16. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti 17.Hajiya Gambo Sawaba   C. Pioneers in professional callings/careers 18.Christopher Sapara Williams 19.Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams, SAN 20.Chief Akintola Williams 21.Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi 22.Vice Admiral Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey 23.Brigadier General George Tamunoiyowunam Kurubo 24.Louis Orok Edet 25.Major-General Abdullahi Mohammed 26.Professor Thomas Adeoye Lambo 27.Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike 28.Capt. Chinyere Kalu 29. Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Oviemo Ovadje 30.Professor Grace Alele-Williams   D. Pioneers in commerce and industry 31.Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu 32.Alhaji Alhassan Dantata 33. Chief Adeola Odutola   E.        Promoters of democratic transition in Nigeria 34. Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, GCFR 35. Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola 36. General Shehu Musa Yar'adua, GCON 37.General Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar, GCFR   F. Heroes in global sports competitions 38. Madam Chioma Ajunwa 39.Nwankwo Kanu 40.Richard Ihetu (Dick Tiger) 41.Chief Michael Okpala (Power Mike), MON 42.Monday Ochuko Emoghawve   G. Accomplished pioneer public servants 43.Chief Stanley Olabode Wey 44.Justice Egbert Udo Udoma 45. Chief Emeka Anyaoku 46.      Sir Adetokunbo Adegboyega Ademola 47.Dr. Taslim Oluwale Elias 48.Dr. Rilwan Lukman 49. Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki 50.Alhaji Aliyu Mai Bornu   H.  Accomplished contemporary entrepreneurs 51. Alhaji Aliko Mohammed Dangote 52.Chief Mike Adenuga 53.Chief (Dr.) Innocent Chukwuma   I. Distinguished academics 54.Professor Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun 55.Professor Kelsey Harrison 56.Professor Chike Obi 57.Professor Dagogo Fubara 58.Professor Jacob Festus Ade Ajayi 59. Professor Claude Ake 60. Professor Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa 61.Professor Godwin Olu Patrick Obasi 62.  Professor Umaru Shehu   J. Internationally acclaimed artists, literary icons and journalists 63.Michael Taiwo Akinkumi 64.Professor Wole Soyinka 65.Professor Chinua Achebe 66.Prof John Pepper Clark 67.Cyprian Odiatu Duaka Ekwensi 68.Alhaji Abubakar Imam 69.Daniel O. Fagunwa 70.Ernest Sesei Ikoli 71.Alhaji Ismail Babatunde Jose 72.Kenneth Nnebue 73.Patience Ozokwor 74.Alhaji (Dr) Mamman Shata Katsina 75.Hubert Adedeji Ogunde 76.Fela Anikulapo Kuti 77 Stephen Osita Osadebe 78.(Dr.) Ladi Dosei Kwali 79.Ben Enwonwu 80.Oludotun Jacobs   K. Outstanding contemporary public servants 81.Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule 82.Professor Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje, NNOM 83.Dr. Barnabas Sanyaolu Oloruntoba, OFR 84.Honourable Justice Maryam Aloma Mukhtar, GCON   L. Outstanding bravery and public spiritedness 85.Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN 86. Michael Chukwugekwu Ihuka   M.Outstanding promoters of unity, patriotism and national development 87. General Yakubu Gowon, GCFR 88. General Murtala Ramat Mohammed 89. General Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR 90. General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR 91.General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, GCFR 92.Chief Ernest Shonekan, GCFR 93.General Sani Abacha, GCFR 94.Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua, GCFR 95.General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, GCON, fss   N.      Exemplary service in the promotion of peace and moral excellence 96.,Sir Abubakar Sadiq III 97.Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi 98.Blessed Cyprian Michael Tansi 99.Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye 100.Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi   - Ikhide   Stalk my blog at http://www.xokigbo.com/ Follow me on Twitter: @ikhide Join me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ikhide   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "USA-Africa Dialogue Series" moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin. 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