Wole Soyinka Rejects Pressure to Assess Tinubu’s Administration on Public Timeline

Wole Soyinka Rejects Pressure to Assess Tinubu’s Administration on Public Timeline

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has dismissed attempts by Nigerians to dictate when he should evaluate President Bola Tinubu’s administration, emphasizing that he will speak on his own terms.

During an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, March 24, Soyinka reaffirmed his independence, stating that he would only share his views when he felt it was necessary. He rejected the idea of adhering to a fixed timeline, such as the one-year mark of Tinubu’s presidency on May 29, 2024.

“People should stop trying to work on my timetable for me,” Soyinka said in response to reminders of his earlier statement that he would assess Tinubu’s leadership after a year in office.

“I had not swallowed an alarm clock,” he quipped, adding, “I don’t see why I should put my alarm on and say: ‘One year has passed, now I must make an assessment,’ if there is nothing I feel like talking about and if I am busy elsewhere.”