Prof. Wole Soyinka in an interview, revealed that he supported President Muhammadu Buhari during the elections, adding that he does not regret taking that decision. Soyinka also said that Nigeria would not have existed, if former President Goodluck Jonathan won the just concluded elections.

He said this on a Channels Television programme- Channels Book Club

He said “We were left with two credible contestants in terms of catchment area for the nation. We had reached, in my view, the bottom. I became convinced that if this country underwent four more years under President Jonathan, the country would run aground completely. I looked at the record and said this cannot go on, this has to stop.

“Then I looked at this man who had contested elections three times before and said he would not contest anymore and then decided to throw his hat in the ring. I talked to people and I said do you know what you’re doing?” Soyinka also said “And after weighing all the options, I said let’s try a new one. And since in electoral terms, he was the one, I guardedly, with reservations, announced that no, not a continuation under Jonathan.

“And so very reluctantly, I want this on record, because I made it quite clear, I weighed the two of them and I said this nation stands a better chance under Buhari. And what has been coming out now? Look at all that has been coming out? Look at the figures (loot) which virtually hammer one into the ground just the sheer enormity of the robbery of this nation that is getting exposed progressively. It shows that we did not make a bad choice.” - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/12/i-do-not-regret-supporting-buhari-prof.html#sthash.LCdC2Tb6.dpuf




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Then stop complaining!

Is this man suffering from numerical mouth diarhea?? He talks too much these days

BeeBeeOoh:
Is this man suffering from numerical mouth diarhea?? He talks to much these days

A man sit down on his own in his house
Then some people/Journalists came and begged him for interview
He allowed them and answer the questions to the best of his knowledge
After that some people on Nairaland started complaining that 'the man talks too much'
No be for him house una go meet am?

PMB a year as a president will be far better than 16 wasted years under PDP.

BeeBeeOoh:
Is this man suffering from numerical mouth diarhea?? He talks to much these days

Nawah oooo..... No let me tell you what you are suffering from

Hmmmm that's you...




Forget not that some people will still not regret for hating him ...


Cry me a river...

What is a whole soyinka

Soyinka is so on point

GEJ was President for 5 years

The idea that the country will not exist under GEJ for another 4 years is based on nothing

SEE THIS ONE, SINCE WHEN HE WRITE BETTER BOOKS OTHER THAN 'THE LION AND THE JEWEL ABI NA THE JEWEL AND THE LION'........
IN OBJ'S VOICE, 'HES BETTER A PALMWINE TAPPER THAN A POLITICTIAN'.

Oh pls, STFU

I don't kw if this man is a literature giant or political analyst, but one thing I kw is that this man cannot be placed alongside chinua achebe, even in achebe's old age he kept making his mark in world literature bt this soyinka keeps ranting with obasanjo and dinning with Buhari. if he want to enter politics let him go ahead and stop ranting,Apc will welcome him with councillor ticket

O'yes, literally icon.

You may not regret yet, others have regretted, others are still regretting.

I hope you won't have to join them sooner than you thought.

Let's wait till 2019

U hv started regretin already, mr man. If not, y d complain? wht we see in Buhari, is not hate but his true sef, a dictator and hater of d Igbos. Look at wht is doing to Ibeto cement.
U lost every respect I hv for u wen u vomitted such arant rubbish, saying lgbos voted for dier stomach . Shame on u sir!