Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has revealed the real reason she refused to accept a national honor which was supposed to be presented to her by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The author who was recently decorated with Harvard University’s iconic W.E.B. Du Bois Medal said that she did not accept the award and as such did not attend the event.
In a statement issued by her media representative, Omawunmi Ogbe, the award-winning author said that she did not want to create undue publicity around it, so her non-acceptance was conveyed privately to the president.
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“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,” the statement concluded.
