Brymo, a Nigerian singer, has comment to the chieftaincy title that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian author and novelist, just won in her native town in Anambra State.
ANN earlier reported that Adichie was conferred with the title of Odeluwa (the writer of global acclaim) in her hometown of Aba on Friday, 30th December 2022 months after she rejected a national award offered by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The 45-year-old author who was to receive the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) award neither attended nor accepted the award, conveying her non-acceptance privately.
However, Adichie in the presence of family and friends received the chieftaincy title and celebrated it.
Brymo responded to the news on his Twitter page, saying that Adichie’s decision to turn down the national prize months earlier in favour of a village chieftaincy has damaged both the Igbo presidency and Peter Obi’s campaign.
“Five years ago, I advocated for an Igbo president to heal the country and form a cohesion,” the singer said.
“Chimamanda refusing national honours, yet accepting chieftaincy title in her village, is a jab to Peter Obi’s race. She’s an eastern mother. She’s that important. This conversation is not about elections.
“It’s about our collective healing. It would have been nice if Chimamanda took the award, then stated her reasons.
“[Like] ‘They gave me this award. I shouldn’t have taken it because Biafra is not healed, but I did for the youth.’ She shouldn’t have rejected it just like that. It doesn’t affect the rest of us as it affects the Igbo presidency and Peter Obi.
“Seeking the office, yet rejecting things from it is blackmail. I will be happy if we can just forgive yourselves.”
