Professor Wole Soyinka, a Nobel laureate and well-known dramatist around the world, has bemoaned the fact that Nigeria has not yet arrived at a stage when issues like religion and tribe don’t affect who holds power in the nation.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu’s choice of Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno State, as his running mate drew significant criticism.
Because Tinubu and Shettima are both Muslims, the choice drew condemnation from Christian organizations and people.
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The 88-year-old claimed he doesn’t care if Nigeria’s future president, vice president, and speaker of the house of representatives are from the same religion or village when speaking on Channels Television on Monday night.
Soyinka said: “I don’t give a damn if the president, the vice-President, the speaker, etc. all come from the same village, they have the same religion, they belong to the same tribe,” Soyinka said when asked about his thoughts on the controversy that has trailed the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“If, however, it is transparently, absolutely, unarguable that is a kind of genius breed that has been donated to the nation and to the world, as long as the capability of the individuals who are into governance is proven, and it is quite clear that there is no alternative, that is my position.”
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“Now, we are talking about a society which is normal, which institutions are normal…Is Nigeria normal?” he asked.
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