Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, of portraying themselves as among those who think Nigeria belongs to them.

He specifically said they have been playing God.

He also described the former president as a script writer and director of all affairs.

Soyinka spoke on Sunday at the investiture of Ade Oyenekan as the 45th President of Rotary Club of Ikeja District 9110, Nigeria, where he was the guest speaker.

Speaking on ‘The Impact of Exile on Home Video’, the the Nobel Laureate likened former key political players as “movie directors and masters of Nollywood films that never took place.”

Soyinka said, “OGD was God written upside down. And his presence as God Almighty was felt in Ogun State by sneaking in a minority speaker, shutting down the House of Assembly, dismissing the majority and passed over 20 bills in two hours. Of course, you know the lion took the lion’s share.

“Power is pranks, authority is enduring. Authority without power is nothing. Without power, authority validates itself. There is still life after power. Thus, we should look forward to a creative collaboration between him and his Kiliwood director, as they have kept the images of their videos for future blackmailing.

“The essence of all what I am saying is that we should not lose hope in and out of exile. Creativity will continue in and out of exile. Don’t stop at just hearing from an individual’s imagination,

He added, “To put originality to it, the actors don’t feature as living stars but as exiles, specifically the non-recallable exiles, who cannot comment on the challenges of their roles in the videos. These stars are those the actor tries so hard to terminate prematurely.”

Soyinka dedicated the lecture to his late friend Banjo Solarin.

“There are many forms of exile including terminal exile. There is the internal exile also called ‘Sidon look exile’. This form of exile could be read as the short term of all exiles. Just like Bola Ige, MKO Abiola was sent on permanent exile. Internal exile is the passive type, watching the world go by. I have been trying to join that school, but since I cant, soon I’ll join them in the grave.”



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