The national honours awards given to some deserving Nigerians by the president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan may have come and gone but not without leaving behind some 'food for thought' to those who care. There were and are still mixed reactions from the larger populace especially with regards to the opinion of many that there were so many undeserving recipients of the highly rated award at the event.
Since MoralDigest blog is for the promotion of morals and good work, the focus in this discourse is the first-ever recognition at this level given to some ordinary citizens by a Nigerian president. Remarkably among them are the trio of the PATRIOTIC designer of the Nigeria National flag who is already 77 years old, a traffic warden who served DILIGENTLY in easing vehicular traffic within the capital city and then, a cab driver who HONESTLY returned a whooping sum of N 18,000,000 (Eighteen Million Nigeria Naira, about $ 13,000) forgotten in his cab by the owner, a foreigner.
This gesture by the president have been receiving nationwide commendation even though those who think the National Honour is a 'cabal affair' think otherwise. Full gist of this can be found here.
Lessons Learned
The message has already been passed to everyone. One striking thing among the trio is that each can only be described with at least one among all virtues as PATRIOTIC, DILIGENT and HONEST respectively. It is also worthy of note that they all share the virtue of PATIENCE as they wouldn't have achieved this feat if they had lacked PATIENCE.
I must say that aside being known as recipients of the national award, these outstanding common people are already seen as role models in the society. This is rather a distinguishing factor between them and the so called 'undeserving recipients', as the larger population feel they have no moral justification to receive the awards hence, cannot be looked up to.
Hardwork in sincerity
Diligently doing your work pays off, there's no doubt about that but so many people have chosen to doubt it, yes, those category of people who practise what is known as 'eye service' or 'praise singing' especially in the public offices. Let it be noted that truth will always overcome deception which is only temporal.
If this recognition of the efforts of the so called ordinary people at a national level could be upheld, there is no doubts the orientation of the Nigerian people will change for good and in no distant future, the progress and prosperity that abound among people with a straight-forward and sincere orientation will surely lift the Nigerian state from its present state to an enviable height.
So, who among our leaders both past and present would humbly maintain President Jonathan's footprints in this regard?
Since MoralDigest blog is for the promotion of morals and good work, the focus in this discourse is the first-ever recognition at this level given to some ordinary citizens by a Nigerian president. Remarkably among them are the trio of the PATRIOTIC designer of the Nigeria National flag who is already 77 years old, a traffic warden who served DILIGENTLY in easing vehicular traffic within the capital city and then, a cab driver who HONESTLY returned a whooping sum of N 18,000,000 (Eighteen Million Nigeria Naira, about $ 13,000) forgotten in his cab by the owner, a foreigner.
This gesture by the president have been receiving nationwide commendation even though those who think the National Honour is a 'cabal affair' think otherwise. Full gist of this can be found here.
Lessons Learned
The message has already been passed to everyone. One striking thing among the trio is that each can only be described with at least one among all virtues as PATRIOTIC, DILIGENT and HONEST respectively. It is also worthy of note that they all share the virtue of PATIENCE as they wouldn't have achieved this feat if they had lacked PATIENCE.
I must say that aside being known as recipients of the national award, these outstanding common people are already seen as role models in the society. This is rather a distinguishing factor between them and the so called 'undeserving recipients', as the larger population feel they have no moral justification to receive the awards hence, cannot be looked up to.
Hardwork in sincerity
Diligently doing your work pays off, there's no doubt about that but so many people have chosen to doubt it, yes, those category of people who practise what is known as 'eye service' or 'praise singing' especially in the public offices. Let it be noted that truth will always overcome deception which is only temporal.
If this recognition of the efforts of the so called ordinary people at a national level could be upheld, there is no doubts the orientation of the Nigerian people will change for good and in no distant future, the progress and prosperity that abound among people with a straight-forward and sincere orientation will surely lift the Nigerian state from its present state to an enviable height.
So, who among our leaders both past and present would humbly maintain President Jonathan's footprints in this regard?
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