Prof. Wole Soyinka, a Nobel laureate, took a swipe at the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying his administration has failed the Nigerian people and can’t solve Nigeria’s problems.
Soyinka, while playing host to 85 pupils drawn from all the six geopolitical zones of the country to mark his 85th birthday at his residence in Ijegba, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said, “Governance is a very difficult occupation; Nigeria is a very complex nation for a lot of reasons; its history, the background, the formation of it, the complexity, the culture, balancing here and there and then, you have several complications like fuel, among others.
“Politicians that money has gone into their heads misdirect themselves in terms of priority, they neglect some sections, some of them are nepotistic and some of them alienate themselves from the public which is the people they are supposed to serve and govern and they think they are still colonial masters, especially when we went through the military period.”
