The Only Thing I Want From Tinubu When He Becomes President – Wole Soyinka

Nigerian writer, Wole Soyinka has disclosed what he wants from Nigeria’s president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu after he is sworn-in as president.

Soyinka while speaking during an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday explained that the only thing he wants from Tinubu is total decentralisation of power.

The renowned author insisted that it would only be fair if the incoming government devolve power to the various arms of governments, states and local governments.

He also explained that he would want a total reinforcement of the civil entity, that is the civil society in the various groupings.

In his words: “Decentralisation, that is all I want out of the incoming government, whichever it is, let us have a genuine, not rhetorical, but a genuine, practical, detailed decentralisation.

“The real devolution of power, more devolution of power to the various arms, various tiers of government, state, local governments, the reinforcement of civil entity, civil society, in the various groupings, that is the kind of structure which I want. You can summarise it in that one word, decentralisation.”

I Told Peter Obi, Obidients Would Be His Downfall

Meanwhile, Soyinka has disclosed what he told Peter Obi before the 2023 presidential election.

Soyinka explained that he was quite disappointed that his interview with Channels Television was taken out of contest and misinterpreted by different media houses.

He disclosed that before the election he reached out to Peter Obi three times and told him what could make him lose the elections.

He said that he told the LP flag bearer that if he lost the election it would be the fault of the Obidients.

In his words: “My rejection of fascism is nothing new. On three occasions, I was able to send a message to Peter Obi that, if he lost the election, it would be his followers who lost it for him.

It was depressing to watch his lieutenant, a crucially positioned voice of a movement that has “broken the mould”, threaten the totality of social existence.

“Whatever our ideological leaning, is Donald Trump the ideal template for a burgeoning democracy in the nation?

“My critique of incipient fascism in the movement remains grounded in indisputable evidence. Throughout the interview, I continued to stress that the final word had yet to be pronounced on the elections – that omission renders the full message tendentious! (marketshirt.com) ”