JUST INCASE YOU DIDNT KNOW THIS HAPPENED!!!
On Saturday March 1, Nobel laureate prof. Wole Soyinka said sharing
the Centenary Award with late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, is an
insult. Due to this statement, two children of the late maximum
dictator, General Sani Abacha, on Wednesday singled out Nobel Laureate,
Prof. Wole Soyinka, for a venomous attack. While Gumsu, the late
dictator’s daughters, took to her Twitter page to pass disparaging
remarks on him, her brother Sadiq chose blogs and online forums to snarl
abuses at the widely respected Professor.
Abacha's son said Soyinka is a “common writer” who has grown old and fast “losing his grasp of reality.”
But Nigerians have been responding to the spoilt brats adequately. Below are some reactions:
“When Abacha’s children begin to run commentary on Wole Soyinka, you wonder if they were too young to know their father. There is no need to remind the Abachas of the sorrow their father brought upon Nigeria.
“I blame President Jonathan for his short memory. Today it is Wole Soyinka, tomorrow it may be Gani Fawehinmi. The Abachas are enjoying the freedom of expression their father repressed.”
But Nigerians have been responding to the spoilt brats adequately. Below are some reactions:
“When Abacha’s children begin to run commentary on Wole Soyinka, you wonder if they were too young to know their father. There is no need to remind the Abachas of the sorrow their father brought upon Nigeria.
“I blame President Jonathan for his short memory. Today it is Wole Soyinka, tomorrow it may be Gani Fawehinmi. The Abachas are enjoying the freedom of expression their father repressed.”
Those are the words of Babatunde Rosanwo.
Hours after Sadiq’s article was circulated online, Ayo Sogunro, who
described himself as a young Nigerian who sees Soyinka as his
“socio-political” father, took to his blog to defend the literary icon.
In his post, he said the Abacha reign “have been the worst years of
my material life as a Nigerian citizen”, noting that the attacks on
Soyinka amounted to a “misguided filial bravery.”
“You (Sadiq Abacha) can never eradicate the infamy of your father’s
legacy by trying to point out the failings of another Nigerian. No
length of finger pointing will wash away the odious feeling the name
Abacha strikes up in the mind of the average Nigerian.
“Wole Soyinka did not antagonize your father just because he was a
military man —Wole Soyinka was against your father’s inhumanity. Your
father was intolerant of criticism beyond belief,” Sogunro stressed.
Lending a voice to the outrage, a public relations practitioner,
Isioma Osaje, wrote on Twitter that no matter the amount of mudslinging
from the late dictator’s family, they cannot distort history.
She said, “You (Sadiq and Gumsu) should know that it is unfortunate
that he is your father. But Abacha was everything he is accused of and
more. A thief is a thief, father or not. His sins are not your sins
unless you were cohorts and while it is admirable that you defend your
father, it does not change history.”
Also, Tobi Amoo, who claimed to have once attended the same school
with Sadiq, cautioned the duo against further spewing rubbish in an
attempt to get back at Soyinka.
“Sadiq Abacha was actually a year my senior in Maitama during his
father’s terrible reign,” he said. “If my father were a thief and
murderer, I’d keep quiet when people talked about it, not spew crap as
if na only me sabi speak oyinbo. If your father is a thief and you speak
to support him, you are a thief also.
"It’s the same freedom that Wole Soyinka and others like the late Gani Fawehinmi fought for that allows these badly-brought up children to open their gob and spout rubbish.”
"It’s the same freedom that Wole Soyinka and others like the late Gani Fawehinmi fought for that allows these badly-brought up children to open their gob and spout rubbish.”
Let's judge, I know Abacha's children are not suppose to insult
Soyinka no matter what, but do you think Wole Soyinka's statement is
appropriate?
LETS BE OPEN MINDED HERE, ITS ALL ABOUT LOYALTY; EITHER TO WOLE OR ABACHA. BUT HISTORY NO DEY LIE SHA.
Source: ooyalo.com
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