Popular activist and ex-presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said that he would’ve sued President Tinubu for defamation if he had included him in the National Award list he read out 2 days ago. Recall that during his Democracy Day speech in the National Assembly on Thursday, June 12, President Tinubu conferred national honours on certain Nigerians he described as June 12 heroes.
Reacting via his social media page, Sowore disclosed that he would have rejected the award if President Tinubu added his name to the list.
According to him, he would have not stopped at rejecting and denouncing the supposed honor, he would have immediately reached out to his lawyers to take the president to court for trying to spoil his name.
Alongside a photo of himself with late MKO Abiola, he wrote,
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The honorees included people who pushed for the actualization of the mandate of Chief MKO Abiola, winner of the presidential election.
Amongst those decorated with the national honors were Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, and Gen Alani Akinrinade (retd.), each elevated to Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger.
Civil-rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), Bishop Matthew Kukah, Dare Babarinsa, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, Senator Shehu Sani, and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, received Commander of the Order of the Niger.
