Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka
yesterday faulted the visit of All Progressives
Congress, APC, leaders to
former President Olusegun Obasanjo last Saturday warning that Nigeria was
heading for a shipwreck with such political romance.
In his statement, titled: “Shipwreck Ahead”,
Professor Soyinka cautioned that Nigeria would need rescue operations if the
APC intends to court Obasanjo to serve as a navigator for the ship of the
state.
Soyinka
According to Soyinka’s short statement, “an
APC-led group, we understand, has been paying courtesy visits to former Heads
of States. Would it be correct to state that their purpose is captured in the
following Mission Statement? ‘Tinubu added that the APC had resolved to rescue
Nigeria, appealing to Obasanjo to lead the mission. We’re resolved and determined
to rescue Nigeria. We want you as navigator,’ he said.”
Soyinka, then added: “If this attribution is
correct, may I urge you, as an urgent public service, to advise families to
begin the stockpiling of life-belts for the guaranteed crash. Don’t forget to alert
the coastguards—ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), AU (African
Union), UNO (United Nations Organization) etc, to be on the alert for possible
salvage operations. “If General Sani Abacha were alive today, would he also
have been on the ship’s complement? As Captain perhaps?”Soyinka asked.
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