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Obasanjo, An Overgrown Child Of Circunstance Says Wole Soyinka by Highcuerayte: 8:48pm On Oct 26, 2015
Wole Soyinka

The Nobel laureate criticised Obasanjo in his new book, titled InterInterventions: Between Defective Memory and the Public Lie – A Personal Odyssey in the Republic of Liars, presented at the MKO Abiola Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun state on Saturday, October 24.

Soyinka while speaking at the inauguration of the Soyinka Foundation, said he owed it a responsibility to fundamentally respond to the lies that the former president allegedly told against him in his latest biography, titled, “My Watch”, describing his book “Interventions” as Three-Carat Watch.

So, let it be with Okikiola (Obasanjo’s middle name), the overgrown child of circumstance. He said: “I brainstormed with him over meals both when he was military Head of State in Dodan Barracks and in his home, Ota for some time after he left office and early in Aso Rock at his ‘second coming.’ Today, it is a different situation. If he offered to host me, I would wait until he had first swallowed a morsel from the same dish. I had fully attuned myself to the fact that our Owu retiree soldier and prolific author is an infliction that those of us who share the same era and nation space must learn to endure. However, it does appear to me that there is no end to this individual’s capacity for infantile mischief, and for needless, mind-boggling provocations, such as his recent ‘literary’ intrusion on my peace.”

Soyinka added that efforts of intervention by some stakeholders made was a ‘cordial’ conversation he had with Obasanjo recently.

According to the Nobel laureate, during the conversation, he praised Obasanjo for the creative way he had developed the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, which he described as a Presidential Laundromat and a product of executive extortion.

Soyinka, who chronicled the different places his path crossed with that of Obasanjo since childhood, insisted that the lies in which Obasanjo allegedly thrived were so unthinkable that he and some other people had started working on another book solely on the former president.

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Re: Obasanjo, An Overgrown Child Of Circunstance Says Wole Soyinka by Nobody: 8:49pm On Oct 26, 2015
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two ugly things fighting eachother
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...meanwhile check my signature!
Re: Obasanjo, An Overgrown Child Of Circunstance Says Wole Soyinka by dokiOloye(m): 8:49pm On Oct 26, 2015
Accurate
Re: Obasanjo, An Overgrown Child Of Circunstance Says Wole Soyinka by Zeedarh(f): 8:51pm On Oct 26, 2015
All these talk on top Baba Iyabo's matter? Issokay!
Re: Obasanjo, An Overgrown Child Of Circunstance Says Wole Soyinka by ojun50(m): 8:51pm On Oct 26, 2015
Ok
Re: Obasanjo, An Overgrown Child Of Circunstance Says Wole Soyinka by dammytosh: 8:53pm On Oct 26, 2015
Lol

2 jobless old men.

Achievers in their space though.
Re: Obasanjo, An Overgrown Child Of Circunstance Says Wole Soyinka by Nobody: 8:54pm On Oct 26, 2015
Make i book space too since i know say this thread go make front page soon grin grin grin


I no get anything to comment... If you want see my comment,read the former paragraph
Re: Obasanjo, An Overgrown Child Of Circunstance Says Wole Soyinka by jlinkd78(m): 9:21pm On Oct 26, 2015
Ppl dat really know this Owu chief are talking
Re: Obasanjo, An Overgrown Child Of Circunstance Says Wole Soyinka by Histrings08(m): 3:41pm On Oct 28, 2015
Oya, put this where people will see it now mods...

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