Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Sotinka does not hide the
fact that he is a big fan of former governor of Lagos Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. So many times, he
has come out in his defense when the then opposition throws arrows at him. To prove
this, he recently penned a tribute to the man many refer to as the Lion of Bourdillon. in the tribute, he said, if people are claiming that Jagaban is evil, he feels there is need to have more evil people like him who will do the right things.Here is it straight from Kongi’s mighty pen.
"I do not admire Tinubu because he is a saint. I do
not admire Tinubu because he is from the south. I do not admire Tinubu because
he is a Yoruba. If I want saints, I will proceed to heaven not on earth. Every
human is fallible. I admire Tinubu because; He saved Nigeria from the danger of
falling into "one party state". He has nurtured many renowned
National successors.
He listened to the voice of the masses to surrender his
personal ambition at the most critical moment. He strategically terminated PDP
60 years life spam in 16 years. The robust critic and critique we are enjoying
today is because Tinubu aligned himself to the masses to return the power to
them. Tinubu has the option of joining the PDP elites to hold us hostage for
another decade but he gave his all to the masses to dethrone the elites.
Political juveniles believed that APC won because of the votes from the North.
No!!!, APC victory was cemented the day PMB and Asiwaju resolved to work
together. Asiwaju and PMB almost became a Nomadic by visiting every human that
can help midwife Nigeria
salvation. Those Nomadic Almajiri walk later brought
salvation to us. God willing, PMB is the President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria. Anybody, any cabal, any Viju milk activist, attempting to humiliate
Asiwaju must have me to contend with. An average PDP man is sad with Asiwaju
because he brought them to their knee. If anyone thinks that bringing down
Asiwaju is his project, that mission will not only crash but it will boomerang.
Don't tell me he is overbearing, your
"underbearing" mentors were nowhere to be found
when this Country was lying critically at the intensive care of the universe.
Recall my first line, Asiwaju is not a saint. Stop demonising what you admire
out of envy. Even your mentors admire him.
He owns Lagos! I hear you! Ask your grand father and
parents how they acquired your so called "family
land". Is it God that allocated it to them?
You are terrorizing your neighbours and village with your
kpof-kpof kobo yet you criticise a man that is naturally addicted to
technocrats irrespective of their tribe or Religion.
Hmmmmm. I don talk am ooo, Asiwaju is not a political
office holder oooo. Please let him be. He is evil, I agree, but we need more of
him than a your a saintly specie. Dear Asiwaju, the gentle stride of a tiger is
not a symbol of a cowardice".... Prof Wole Soyinka.
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