Divergent reactions have continued to trail the postponement of the presentation of an Integrity Award to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ).

In a thread of tweets via its Twitter handle, WSCIJ said it took the decision following last Friday’s invasion of the Federal High Court, Abuja by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) to rearrest the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore.

Osinbajo was slated to receive the award as part of the 2019 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting holding on Monday night in Lagos.

Reacting to the announcement, some Nigerians on Twitter have taken to the comment section of the center’s tweet to express divergent opinions.

Tise Somide questioned why Osinbajo was considered for the award.

She tweeted:

What! I’m shocked at this. In these times, there is no other person to be bestowed with this award than the Vice President. I’m disappointed with the Wole Soyinka Centre for not upholding their pact in giving the Vice President the honour he deserves. Shame on y’all

— Tise Somide (@JayTise) 9 December 2019

@Mobolanle also shared Somide’s thought, she wrote:

That you considered him in the first place is worrisome.

— Mo (@Mobolanle) 9 December 2019

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Some were, however, of the opinion that the Vice President deserves the award, arguing that there was no basis for the postponement.

@LAgbene tweeted:

Very sensitive to the core,he truly cares and I am sure would’ve done differently if he is President

— Lovely Agbene (@LAgbene) 9 December 2019

@avrijohn also tweeted:

I honestly don’t feel it is right. We are just attacking the wrong person. Postponing the award doesn’t affect or move the principal. Looking at Osinbajo’s precedence, he actually deserves the award.

— Avri Johnson (@avrijohn) 9 December 2019

 

See other reactions:

Thank you for the decision.
However, it should be outright cancelation not rejection.
We’ll keep watching.
.@ProfOsinbajo has traded our democracy and Constitution has no iota of integrity in him, not anymore. #WSAIR2019 #Sowore #FreeSoworeAlready #FreeSoworeNow #FreeSowore

— Oluwatobiloba (@amazingtobi) 9 December 2019

How did you guys arrive at the conclusion to award him initially? What exactly has he done in the last one year that is deserving of any award?

— Normofe (@Normofe) 9 December 2019

He really deserve the award,but even without it Osinbajo is still a man of integrity, he’s been and still so amazing to Nigerians and Nigeria.

— sweetj (@JoyLydia10) 9 December 2019

The VP is so unbothered oo if you like give him the award or not, dosent make him less than who he is! if he wasnt fit for that award am sure you guys wouldnt have called him, his integrity will keep speaking regardless.

— LocalGirlIsFine (@LocalGirlIsFine) 9 December 2019

Considering @ProfOsinbajo for the award in the first place is a human right abuse. We deserve an apology

— Gomez Ugoo Nsude (@MistaGomez_) 9 December 2019

Whaaat!!! Really? Just say you never wanted to give him. You claim it is bcos of one protest. I guess you don’t know what you stand for if you can be easily swayed left & right. This just proves that you guys even lack integrity. Either you give him or not, Osinbajo deserves it.

— Tums (@Tummiee1) 9 December 2019

If not out mischief, is Professor Yemi Osinbajo the President? Today, President Muhammadu Buhari is fully on ground in the country and some agents of darkness are busy trying to malign the Vice President for reasons best known to them. Majority of Nigerians appreciates d VP

— Yahaya Wada (@WadayahayaWada) 9 December 2019

Postponed ke? It should be outright cancellation. Most abuse word now is INTEGRITY, the word don suffer from buharists

— Where is LEAH SHARIBU? (@SamAde77) 9 December 2019

This award presentation to VP @ProfOsinbajo should be CANCELLED! Osibanjo, an SAN has been mute since the desecration of the Federal High Court by DSS and awarding him with “integrity” would be a disgrace and an affront on Nigeria’s human rights struggles! He doesn’t deserve it!

— Pan African/Igbo (@KachiZone) 9 December 2019

No matter what come what may the Vice president deserve that award, I don’t just know why some few ingratiates and some ungrateful person will want the Vice president to take action on matters while the president is in the country if he do that to me its cross carpeting why

— Yakubu David (@YakubuD07862221) 9 December 2019

Outright cancellation should be the right words and not postponement. We cannot continue to reward mediocres and celebrate those who watches and do nothing while the temple of justice is being desecrated and power being abused.

— Dapo desmond (@dapo_desmond) 9 December 2019

Cancel the damn award!
Nobody in Buhari’s govt deserve any form of award if we are being sincere and sensitive to the desecration of our institutions they have steadily promoted.
That’s not what Soyinka stood for.

— Illuminated (@cece4real) 9 December 2019

When a finger touch oil it just a matter of time the whole body will be stained by oil. The discreation of the court by this government alone is enough for this award to the Vice President should have never be considered.

— Uche Uzomba (@uchejoy) 9 December 2019

This award for God sake should be cancelled and if must be held, I believe there are more deserving nigerians for this award, Nigerians of honour and integrity that can hold their own and their word is their bond.

— Segun Onibiyo (@ugonmezi) 9 December 2019