By NAN 25 December 2023 | 7:52 am Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka says his assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration will come after one year in office. Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka says his assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration will come after one year in office. He stated this in Lagos while fielding questions from State House Correspondents on Sunday. Soyinka said that this had been his tradition with Tinubu’s predecessors over the years. ”We met last five years ago and it was an embarrassing visit because I went to tell him not to run for office. I told him and Atiku to leave the stage for young people. I call him “olori kunkun” which means the stubborn one. He ignored my advice completely. ”I came to see him to find out how he is doing after neglecting my advice. I wanted to see how he and his wife are faring. I also came to wish them a merry Christmas. ”You know we are old friends. And it was as a friend that I told him ‘don’t run,” he said. The Nobel Laureate said that he presented a seven-point agenda to the President toward moving the country forward “in these trying periods”. He said he would not want to disclose what he presented, but added that a critical aspect was that of respect to the rule of law and adherence to the constitution of the land. Soyinka added that the discussion also centred on the release of various Nigerians languishing in prison for standing on some personal principles. He added that he is optimistic that something positive would be done about the incarceration of prisoners of consciousness across the country. Soyinka said he is aware that the President may not be in the know of such cases due to the bureaucracy involved in governance. “That is the reason behind making this request; that is the way to get results for legal breaches,” he said. 51 mins ago Mr Michael David, Climate and Environmental Advocate Team Lead for Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) has warned that food wastes especially at Christmas contribute to global warming. 1 hour ago Dr Danladi Bako, former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, has called on Journalists to pay attention, monitor allocations and hold states and local governments accountable. 1 hour ago Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka says his assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration will come after one year in office. 1 hour ago Chief Emma Eneukwu, Deputy National Chairman, South, of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Nigerians to allow the spirit of Christmas be a catalyst for unity and collaboration in the country. 2 hours ago Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima on their separate Igbo chieftaincy titles. Both leaders were on Saturday conferred different traditional titles while attending the 32nd Ukpo Ofala celebration of His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr. Robert Chukwudilim Eze (Okofia VI),… 2 hours ago *Arrests 70-year-old grandma, son for drug trafficking National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has intercepted seven million five hundred thousand, (7,500,000), 225mg tramadol pills coming from Hamburg, Germany through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos. The agency made this known in a statement signed by it’s Director Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, Sunday… 2 hours ago House of Representatives member, Hon. Rodney Ambioiwei has decried drug abuse by a section of his constituents in the Southern Ijaw federal constituency of Bayelsa state. 2 hours ago .Begins nationwide implementation, January National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer, (CEO), of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA), Hajiya Halima Shehu, has said that the agency is set to partner with the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), to harmonize and integrate data base of beneficiaries of the agency’s intervention. She made known while visiting… 3 hours ago Director General of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), A.B. Okauru, has dismissed as “cheap blackmail,” allegations of financial misdeeds raised against him by the body’s Director, Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo. 3 hours ago Presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 poll, Peter Obi has used the season of Christmas to appreciate God’s mercy. He made the appeal in a Christmas message on his X (Twitter) handle yesterday.
