Wole Soyinka. Photo credit score: Instagram
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as most hypocritical former chief of the nation, accusing him of trying to hijack the motion for political change.
Soyinka made the statemen in Abuja on Friday at a dinner organised by the International Press Institute.
“Obasanjo has crossed the red line and I will launch a publication to expose him on July 3 at Freedom Park in Lagos,” Soyinka said.
“He is trying to hijack a recovery process he is least worthy to lead”.
Soyinka stated Obsanjo shouldn't be the proper individual to steer any motion for reform on change of management within the nation in 2019 and that Obasanjo’s Coalition for Nigerian Movement shouldn't be glorified.
He stated Obasanjo and different geriatric leaders of his technology ought to step apart and permit a new technology to steer the nation.
Responding to a query that he has not been vital of Obasanjo as he had been of different previous leaders, particularly late General Sani Abacha, Soyinka stated, “As for Obasanjo, I've information for him. And it has been a progressive factor.
“I imagine Obasanjo has actually crossed the crimson line as a result of he's making an attempt to place himself as the pinnacle of a restoration course of. He is making an attempt to hijack the restoration course of on this nation and I say that he is without doubt one of the least worthy of one of many former heads of States to steer that sort of motion.
“I have brought out a publication about that, the title is in Latin but it means; who watches the watchmen. That publication is coming out simply because I will like to see new blood in governance in this nation and I think these corrupt and hypocritical geriatrics should stop recycling themselves and they should stop trying to co-opt their former cronies to take over the reigns of governance in this nation.”