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News: Wole Soyinka Says 'jonathan Is Suffering From Bad Conscience' Explains. by Codedrock(m): 6:36am On Sep 22, 2012 |
Jonathan is suffering from a bad conscience – Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said President Goodluck Jonathan is suffering from a bad conscience. Soyinka was reacting to the President's comment in Lagos on Wednesday that the Jan. 2012 fuelsubsidy removal protests were sponsored. He said, "The most generous response that can be given to President Jonathan's recent statement on the people's fuel subsidy protest is that he is suffering from a bad conscience. "The worst – which I fear is closerto the truth – is that he is lamentably alienated from the true pulse of the nation, thanks perhaps to the poor, eager-to-please quality of his analysts. "Since I have had the opportunityto contest this perception of the protest with him directly, it is clear what kind of interpretative diet he prefers. The nation needs all the luck it can get."Condemningthe President's use of force to quell the protests, Soyinka described the action as a violationof the people's constitutional rights and dismissed Jonathan's allegation that the protests were sponsored. He said, "This should be seen as a grave danger to democracy, and awarning. Both the participants and those who, like myself, were unavoidably absent, that lent bothvocal and moral support to the demonstration, have been maligned and insulted by such reductionist reasoning. "The culture of public protest appears to be an alien territory to Jonathan, which is somewhat surprising, considering the fact that he has not only lived in this nation as a citizen, but served in various political offices. "He has lived through the terror reign of the late Gen. Sani Abacha,whose ruthless misuse of the military and the secret service did not prevent demonstrations against perceived injustice and truncation of people's rights. "Jonathan's pronouncements truly boggle the mind. What is thisobsession with bottled water, comedians and musical artists? Must demonstrators drink water from the gutter? Is protest no longer viable when sympathisers cater to their needs, supply decent water and food rations? "And since when have entertainers been deemed a sign of unseriousness in a protest rally? Static or moving, demonstrators boost their moralein any way they can, including dancing and even mini-carnivals." he said. |
Re: News: Wole Soyinka Says 'jonathan Is Suffering From Bad Conscience' Explains. by baslone: 6:40am On Sep 22, 2012 |
That's no news, everybody knows! |
Re: News: Wole Soyinka Says 'jonathan Is Suffering From Bad Conscience' Explains. by inspirenet: 6:51am On Sep 22, 2012 |
baslone: That's no news, everybody knows! |
Re: News: Wole Soyinka Says 'jonathan Is Suffering From Bad Conscience' Explains. by Mustay(m): 6:59am On Sep 22, 2012 |
Someone did recognize it on another thread - ochukoccna: Just how silly can our president get? |
Re: News: Wole Soyinka Says 'jonathan Is Suffering From Bad Conscience' Explains. by belovedaja(m): 8:58am On Sep 22, 2012 |
The protest that lead to doctrine of necessity was also stage managed by the benefactor. 1 Like |
Re: News: Wole Soyinka Says 'jonathan Is Suffering From Bad Conscience' Explains. by OYINBOGOJU(m): 9:09am On Sep 22, 2012 |
baslone: That's no news, everybody knows! But not everybody have the brave heart to speak out. Have you ever spoken against injustice in your domain before? |
Re: News: Wole Soyinka Says 'jonathan Is Suffering From Bad Conscience' Explains. by kokoA(m): 9:16am On Sep 22, 2012 |
I just wonder who writes the guy's speeches. He ought to have been sacked long ago. |
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