Friday 12 October 2007

Between Prof Soyinka and General Babangida

By Hakeem Babalola

These two men are Nigerians whose paths have crossed. They suppose to hate each other but somehow they romanced each other to the utter surprise of the right thinking populace who violently believe in what the professor stands for, which apparently is in antithesis to that of the General. One is an intellectual, a foremost dramatist who became the first African laureate of the Noble Prize – in Literature. The other is a retired soldier who swore to protect his country from external aggression but later betrayed his country by becoming the 8th President of Nigeria. click and read more