Wole Soyinka
Speaking in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole
Soyinka has said it would take time for President Muhammadu Buhari to
heal the injuries inflicted on Nigeria by former president, Goodluck
Jonathan, adding that the immediate past government left a 'heavy baggage' and 'burden' that may take a while to tackle.
The literary icon who was scheduled to speak at a public lecture on the theme: "Politics, Culture and the New Africa", said:
"This (Buhari) administration has inherited a heavy baggage.
While I am critical in some aspects of the priority, I think that to
clear up the mess left by previous administrations is going to take
quite a while, especially in the economy sector. So, I don’t use words
like optimism or pessimism; I’m just pragmatic. I look at what is on the
ground and, of course, wherever I can intervene, I do both privately
and publicly."
Also speaking, another renowned author, Prof Kole Omotoso, said the
Buhari administration had tackled a number of things, but added that
the President must intensify his effort to alleviate the suffering of
the people.
"We are going in the right direction but in the process, we
need to do so many things. We need to look at not just the suffering of
the people but the way people seem to indulge in bearing suffering. It
is as if even if you try to solve the problem for them they will prefer
to be suffering and smiling," Prof Omotoso said.
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