IYA NGBALI:

abeg who is this man?was he a former african president?minister or governor?

SegzyJoe:

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All you chicken hearted haters that sees nothing good in Soyinka even at his age. This is somebody that has made us proud during our darkest moment, someone that has placed Nigeria on the map of the world, someone who at a time is the only voice that the international community would respect, I remember during the military yrs, once there is a problem in Nigeria, CNN, BCC and all others will be looking for him to speak, and here the man is marking 77yrs yet at his age some people whose father were never known even on their street are sayin rubbish. sometimes i wonder how active this tribalism of a thing is so strong in our generarion, that except an individual is from our tribe we find it difficult to appreciate their life achievement. this is the only nobel laureate in our history and probably the first in Africa, yet some educated illiterate people are insulting him here, a man that is a worthy ambassador of Nigeria, a man the entire globe will choose to speak before choosing all former and present Nigerian presidents put together. It is a shame for this generation not to see anything good in Soyinka, it is even a worst shame to attempt to rubbish his achievements by no other persons than jobless, hopeless and frustrated youths parading Nairaland forum.

I think there is a fundamental distortion in the psychic of this generation, could this be a result of the failure of society that failed to instill positive values in their future leaders.

IYA NGBALI:

abeg who is this man?was he a former african president?minister or governor?

Nope! he was none of those but his achievements make these things look like a joke.

He is one of Africa's genuises, a man who almost brought fluent English to Africa.

SegzyJoe:

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All you chicken hearted haters that sees nothing good in Soyinka even at his age. This is somebody that has made us proud during our darkest moment, someone that has placed Nigeria on the map of the world, someone who at a time is the only voice that the international community would respect, I remember during the military yrs, once there is a problem in Nigeria, CNN, BCC and all others will be looking for him to speak, and here the man is marking 77yrs yet at his age some people whose father were never known even on their street are sayin rubbish. sometimes i wonder how active this tribalism of a thing is so strong in our generarion, that except an individual is from our tribe we find it difficult to appreciate their life achievement. this is the only nobel laureate in our history and probably the first in Africa, yet some educated illiterate people are insulting him here, a man that is a worthy ambassador of Nigeria, a man the entire globe will choose to speak before choosing all former and present Nigerian presidents put together. It is a shame for this generation not to see anything good in Soyinka, it is even a worst shame to attempt to rubbish his achievements by no other persons than jobless, hopeless and frustrated youths parading Nairaland forum.

I think there is a fundamental distortion in the psychic of this generation, could this be a result of the failure of society that failed to instill positive values in their future leaders.

SegzyJoe:

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All you chicken hearted haters that sees nothing good in Soyinka even at his age. This is somebody that has made us proud during our darkest moment, someone that has placed Nigeria on the map of the world, someone who at a time is the only voice that the international community would respect, I remember during the military yrs, once there is a problem in Nigeria, CNN, BCC and all others will be looking for him to speak, and here the man is marking 77yrs yet at his age some people whose father were never known even on their street are sayin rubbish. sometimes i wonder how active this tribalism of a thing is so strong in our generarion, that except an individual is from our tribe we find it difficult to appreciate their life achievement. this is the only nobel laureate in our history and probably the first in Africa, yet some educated illiterate people are insulting him here, a man that is a worthy ambassador of Nigeria, a man the entire globe will choose to speak before choosing all former and present Nigerian presidents put together. It is a shame for this generation not to see anything good in Soyinka, it is even a worst shame to attempt to rubbish his achievements by no other persons than jobless, hopeless and frustrated youths parading Nairaland forum.

I think there is a fundamental distortion in the psychic of this generation, could this be a result of the failure of society that failed to instill positive values in their future leaders.

SegzyJoe:

@post
All you chicken hearted haters that sees nothing good in Soyinka even at his age. This is somebody that has made us proud during our darkest moment, someone that has placed Nigeria on the map of the world, someone who at a time is the only voice that the international community would respect, I remember during the military yrs, once there is a problem in Nigeria, CNN, BCC and all others will be looking for him to speak, and here the man is marking 77yrs yet at his age some people whose father were never known even on their street are sayin rubbish. sometimes i wonder how active this tribalism of a thing is so strong in our generarion, that except an individual is from our tribe we find it difficult to appreciate their life achievement. this is the only nobel laureate in our history and probably the first in Africa, yet some educated illiterate people are insulting him here, a man that is a worthy ambassador of Nigeria, a man the entire globe will choose to speak before choosing all former and present Nigerian presidents put together. It is a shame for this generation not to see anything good in Soyinka, it is even a worst shame to attempt to rubbish his achievements by no other persons than jobless, hopeless and frustrated youths parading Nairaland forum.

I think there is a fundamental distortion in the psychic of this generation, could this be a result of the failure of society that failed to instill positive values in their future leaders.

Dagbaahmed:

Y should they emulate u? They need money,not stories.

valacious:

Odas is odas.