You would have rejected the national budget presented by the President – Bishop Kaigama tells those who urged him to reject national honour conferred to him by Buhari

Most Revd. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, the Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has slammed those who urged him not to accept the National Honour of Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Kaigama explained that following the news that he was among those to be honoured, few persons urged him to reject the offer, while many felicitated with him.

According to him, “Someone commented on the social media before I received the award: ‘Why is the bishop collecting the award in a country where hunger, insecurity, killing is the order of the day; who will tell the government the truth?”

The Bishop who was conferred alongside 442 Nigerians stated that after he received the award, someone queried that if he had rejected this, even politely, would he not have made a huge statement that he is on the side of the people?

He said that those who enjoined him to reject the award should be logical with their sentiments, stressing that they should equally reject the national budget presented recently by the President.

He opined that rejecting the national award based on the issues of injustice, insecurity, lack of essential amenities, among others, is like distancing himself from project Nigeria.