‘Exceptional individuals like Soyinka do not come often in generation’  – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka connected his 92nd birthday, describing him arsenic an exceptional fig whose contributions to literature, ideology and bully governance person near a lasting interaction connected Nigeria and the world.

In a day connection released connected Sunday up of Soyinka’s day connected Monday, Tinubu said radical similar the renowned playwright and activistic are rare.

“Exceptional individuals similar Professor Soyinka bash not travel often successful a generation. He is 1 of those who illuminate the way for humanity, situation normal and garbage to stay soundless successful the look of oppression and injustice,” the President said.

Tinubu congratulated Soyinka connected his 92nd birthday, praising his achievements arsenic a playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and advocator of bully governance.

He recalled that Soyinka became the archetypal African to triumph the Nobel Prize successful Literature successful 1986 and noted that helium had besides received respective prestigious planetary honours successful designation of his contributions to lit and society.

The President besides reflected connected Soyinka’s relation successful Nigeria’s conflict against subject regularisation and his enactment for t...