National honour: Jonathan is appreciating service chiefs for supporting Boko Haram – Northern leaders

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Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has faulted the inclusion of the names of service chiefs in the national award list.

He said the only reason could be that they are being rewarded for supporting Boko Haram.

He described the decision as shameless in view of the massive security challenges in the country.

Professor Abdullahi, a former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) and former Presidential Adviser on Agriculture, said sarcastically: "well, the service chiefs are doing very well for supporting Boko Haram. So why can't they be given honours?"

Asked if their choice could have anything to do with their efforts in ending the Boko Haram insurgency, he said: "I doubt so much if they have been trying to end the insurgency. If they had been trying, the insurgency should have been over by now.

"Already, it has been revealed that there has been suspicion of complicity on the part of the military. Mr. Davis said so and then what else do you want? Chief of Army Staff connected to Boko Haram; so if a Chief of Army Staff is connected, who else out of the rest would be out of it?

"We don't know who is who now, we don't know who is Boko Haram and who is Nigerian military. So, the award is uncalled for".

Similarly, human rights activist, Shehu Sani said the conferment of national awards at this time is uncalled for.

"The nation bleeds, innocent people are being killed daily, millions displaced, Chibok girls still in captivity, soldiers on the frontlines and the hearts of their families beat; yet some Nigerians will dress gorgeously, step into the glitz of the Banquet Hall in Abuja on Monday and without shame or sympathy receive 'the national award' for their 'service to Nigeria", he said.

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