A coalition of civil society groups, on Thursday, honoured President Bola Tinubu for his contributions to the advancement of democracy in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
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The award was part of the efforts to recognise the role of President Tinubu and other leading figures in the struggle for the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
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The Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC), a coalition of about 135 Civil Society and Community-based Organisations, also honoured Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; former General Secretary, National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Chief Ayo Opadokun, and NADECO chieftain Hon Wale Osun.<\/p>\n
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The group also gave awards to a private business organisation, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), for peace-building, conflict prevention and community empowerment in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
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The group described PINL as the pillar of job creation, peace and conflict prevention in the Niger Delta region. The company leads the campaign against violence and pipeline vandalism in Nigeria, thereby increasing the oil economy fortune in the country.<\/p>\n
The event held at the Airport Hotel in Lagos with over 800 people from across Nigeria in attendance. Prof. Wole Soyinka sent a representative while Chief Opadokun; Prince Onuwaje; the Director General, Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN), Mr Seye Oyeleye; Mr Babatunde Ogala, SAN, and others were present at the event.<\/p>\n
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A Special Adviser to President, Mr Tunde Rahman, who received the award on behalf of the President, praised the NHRC for recognising the role Tinubu played in the June 12 struggle.<\/p>\n
He said the President was aware of the historic responsibility placed on his shoulders to deliver the dividends of democracy to Nigerians.<\/p>\n
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The coalition said each of the awardees has made inestimable sacrifices for democracy and liberty in Nigeria right from their twenties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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