NOBEL laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has said it would take time for President Muhammadu Buhari to clear the rot he inherited from his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, whose administration, he believed, left a “heavy baggage” and “burden” that may take a while to tackle.

But, the playwright urged President to sustain efforts at improving the economy. He spoke in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The literary icon was scheduled to speak at a public lecture on the theme: Politics, Culture and the New Africa.

He 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.

I look at what is on the ground and, of course, wherever I can intervene, I do both privately and publicly.”

mysteriousman:
In time everyone will see the light he was initially blind to what was happening in the government now his perception about PMB has changed.

kodded:
one year gone and this Yoruba man is still giving excuses for his fulani master

krazykoons:
this same man led a protest for gej and was imprisoned for his support for Biafra.
use the bundle of grey matter in your skull

kodded:
one year gone and this Yoruba man is still giving excuses for his fulani master

richeso:
[size=13pt]Pls give it back to GEJ to fix it if you can not fix it.[/size]

am tired of hearing all thisl bullsh.t news.

rusher14:


To complete the damage no be so?

richeso:


which damage, abeg park well.. if e damage as you said life no hard like this, now wey e no damage na him u dey feel so na.. nonsense

Jirate:


Judging by all that is taking place now, IPOB, MILITANTS and HERDSMEN, Prof, don’t You think it time to speak out, And if possible, stick you neck out?
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Maxymilliano:
“For Wole, no one can be good, nor can anything be spot-on politically except that which emanates from him or is ordained by him. His friends and loved ones will always be right and correct, no matter what they do or fail to do. He is surely a better wine connoisseur and a more successful aparo hunter than a political critic.” ... Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

rusher14:


History does not lie.

Before Jonathan left His government was already borrowing to pay salaries.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/182543-nigerian-govt-borrowing-billions-to-pay-salaries-okonjo-iweala.html