Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has described the Igbos as people who can be
predicted when it comes to voting. According to him, the Igbos vote
based on their stomach and have an incurable money mindedness. Prof.
Soyinka said this while delivering a lecture titled 'Predicting
Nigeria,
Electoral Ironies’ at Harvard University Hutchins Centre for African and African American Research", in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
"Igbos remained
unrepentant and resolute towards their strategic objective of secession
at worst; or a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction at best,” he said
at the lecture which held on April 29.
"The climax of MASSOB’s war
against the Nigerian state was the call for
sit-ins and civil disobedience that shut down markets and public
services, as Igbos stayed at home in a symbolic gesture to assert
Biafran independence. The call was honoured by governors in the two
principal Ibo states, though without fanfare. The Igbos are probably the
only group of Nigerians that you can predict
with great accuracy whom they will vote for in an election, because
they tend to put their votes where their stomachs take them; suffering
as it were, from incurable money-mindedness, as they would stop at
nothing in their quest for personal financial gain. Muhammadu Buhari was
the better of the two evils as the incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan
had been an unmitigated disaster and failure. It was a painful decision
to tell people to vote Buhari, but the
country needed a new beginning. I was more against Jonathan, than I was
pro-Buhari.
“Nothing is more unworthy of leadership than to degrade a system by
which one attains fulfillment, and this is what the nation witnessed
time and time again under Jonathan, who was increasingly becoming
intolerant of opposition in an escalating streak of impunity and
authoritarian madness, which was most blatant and unconscionable. The
‘militricians’ – soldiers turned politicians in power – aren’t
looking for excellence; their civilian cohorts are worse. Short cuts and
how to circumvent the system for the profit of a few are the norm of
governance. Those who do honest work are derided as lacking the skill to
fit it. Ironically, things haven’t quite changed a bit after 16 years
of democracy in the country.” he said
Source:
The Cable
God bless u sir
ReplyDeleteLet's be realistic, we igbos love money. Everyone loves money. But what is life without money??? No strength to read this novel above abeg.
Delete"The ‘militricians’ – soldiers turned politicians in power" & what will u call Buhari? Smh
DeleteSo he has forgotten so soon how d mortherners voted abi. Or if it was fsashola against Buhari, d yorubas won't vote fashola abi? Man of a thousand tongues. Tsheww. Na your mouth sha.
DeleteAm an Igbo n is true,d man is saying d truth biko.
DeleteEbina issssssh
ReplyDeleteAs insultive as it sounds............I know its the truth....Money is everything to an Igbo man....
ReplyDeleteMoye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....
U talk like a little child without common sense
DeleteFallacy...dnt blame him. He's a typical yoruba man, jus wake up one morning and start spewing rubbish as usual
DeleteAnd a man of this caliber should insult with his 'peace' price. He misfired!
DeleteThis guy is an idiot of d century
ReplyDeleteBia agadi nwoke isi awo a! Okwa mbuo gi onu now asi na wilheminna abiakwa. Okongwu imi anwuru!
DeleteThe blood of nigerian youths are on this bastards head .. thats what is affecting his brain ... The only contribution this mumu made in nigeria is cultism .. just die quick and face ur judgement
DeleteAnd u are a bigger idiot.... Why pretend like he didnt say the truth. We Igbos dont like being told the bitter truth.
DeleteWhat brain fag causes
ReplyDeleteWell said......rightly said
DeleteBuhari had been contesting for presidency for quite some time .. how come all of a sudden there is a sudden need to vote him this tym .. what changed about him?? Nothing .. yorubas are the predictable ones .. the only reason yorubas voted buhari was the affiliation btw apc a yoruba party and cpc a northern party.. if buhari had contested under apga i swear even this fool called soyinka will not vote him. he is just a tribalistic bastard
DeleteHmmmmmmmn took my time to read down...... he has spoken
ReplyDeleteEvery yoruba idiot inherits tribalism including this foolish wole goat
ReplyDeleteWole is an educated fool
ReplyDeleteThunder fire ur whole generation....fool
ReplyDeleteThunder fire ur whole generation....fool
ReplyDeleteThunder fire ur whole generation....fool
ReplyDeleteFoolishness!!
ReplyDeleteWe are better than his people 10x
We voted for whom we like
Even if GEJ will contest come 2019 i will vote for him.
Old man without respect
Achebe made it clear
Don't mind him. Stupid old man. We are better than the yorubas who are not straight forward.
DeleteHmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteThe same soyinka that swore that buhari would never rule nigeria again. Tribalism snatches an educated idiot's integrity
ReplyDeleteDo u understand his statement at all? If not, read over again pls
DeleteHmm Prof you're overstepping your boundary with your opinion on the election.Hope you're ready for the bashings that will follow. I agree with you bout GEJ tho.His admin is an epic fuckup
ReplyDeletewhy does this man love to advertise his ignorance. Now he is doing it on a global platform. Well i guess his mind is playing a big trick on him again. Master of written words slave of his own mind.
ReplyDeleteThe ‘militricians’ – soldiers turned politicians in power – aren’t looking for excellence; their civilian cohorts are worse. Short cuts and how to circumvent the system for the profit of a few are the norm of governance. Those who do honest work are derided as lacking the skill to fit it. Ironically, things haven’t quite changed a bit after 16 years of democracy in the country.” he said. THANK YOU, SIR. EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS TRUE, BUT THE IGBOS WILL NOT LIKE THIS. LET US JUST GIVE THEM SOME BREATHING SPACE.
ReplyDeleteThat's so true!
ReplyDeletena only igbos...?
ReplyDeletewheres the power to exercise our voting rights? "franchise"
oga soy abeg park well for this one wey you talk.
LINDA ANYOTHER BETTER TORI BIKO?
***JAWFUR***
Gbam! Let d attack start coming from our igbos bro and sis
ReplyDeleteHahaha haha. Talk is cheap.
ReplyDeletenka abiala nwoke a na oburu isi..
ReplyDeleteLeave us alone... Mr knw all
God would pushing this old trablistic goat
ReplyDeleteThat old man shud go and rest in peace biko.. His time av past, he doesn't av reasonable things to say anymore
ReplyDeleteNever wish someone death
DeleteWell said prof
ReplyDeleteMschewww ds man don dy begin talk nonsense oloshi
ReplyDelete'Politics of the Tummy'
ReplyDeleteDid u say he was giving a lecture cos I don't see it here. He is just being a yoruba man even in Massachusetts poor
ReplyDeleteLet aguiyi ironsi or his look alike come back to life n ask yorubas to vote for him, lemme knw whether they'l agree. Its d man himself nt d tribe dat we have issues with. A personality like u that is meant to foster tribal n ethnic peace, is instead cultivating hatred. Dyu knw how many minds u've stirred n hw ethnic n tribalistic hatred will grow cos of Ur stupid statements. Yes I said it..stupid! Mstchew..old fellow seeking relevance...nd no idiot shud cme n yap on my post cos I mean evri word I say here. It's my tribe dis wicked old man just insulted!
ReplyDeleteNo need to yap u. The man just spoke the truth
DeleteHelp me ask dis old fool who wish to vote and remain hungry.. U sound like ur hatred for ibos goes way beyond d election.. Noble agbaya
DeleteWhat a disappointing fellow that stumbled on a noble price. Who are you Wole Soyinka to speak on behalf of the Igbos? See this man that was all over Chubuike Amaechi seeking for hand downs is now here spitting rubbish from his mouth.
DeleteUnfortunately as it is, you guys are just like pawns in the hands of the westeners who only call u for interviews so u can drag ur country in the mud. Shame it is that u fell for it. Why didn't u answer like Oby and tell them that they have no empirical evidence instead of making a mockery of urself and brandishing urself as an enemy of the Igbo's. Sorry old man.
Jane ike winner of LIB 2015 100k
Bitter Truth
ReplyDeleteProf. I respect you, but you would have made your point without such degrading insult to the Igbos.
ReplyDeleteThe old man has lost his senses lately, this same man loves democracy but practise dictatorship, he does all kind of things behind and comes in the open to talk what he is not know for, a tribalistic scholar, a man that does not see anything good in other tribes,if igbo tribe loves money more than you do, then how come they can not easily be bought over, If they are as greedy as you are why then can you predict their continuous sense of direction. For a man of your age to be travelling to Rivers state to beg a sitting Governor in the person of Rotimi Amaechi is not greed and does not love money, From today you have lost it and I hereby believe that every things you acquired came as a result of GREED. May God help you and give you a sense of direction at this your retarded age.
ReplyDeleteThe man just said the bitter truth...
DeleteSorry huh
How did the Igbo's benefit from Jonathan's tenure? Wasn't it the same 'rain' that fell on the westerners and southern that fell in the easterners? What is wrong with ya'lls capacity to be logical?
DeleteAm Igbo and I couldn't agree more. We're dying of poverty and victim mentality and most of us refuse to see it. We stand behind known thieves becos of what we think we might get from them, nevermind the damage it will so to our children and reputation.
ReplyDeleteFam we have to realize that at some point we have to stop chasing the money and start thinking about tomorrow.
Educated people need to stop acting like omata men and ariaria women for crying out loud.
#enough already, #nomoreblamingothers #justsaying
Nkechi u are a fool ... A very big disgrace to d igbos ... Did ur father collect moni from any party?? Y are we so foolish .. so bcos we didnt vote the choice of the northerners and south west we love money .. i ask u again did ur father and mother beg pdp for votes in exchange of money if so then speak for ur bloody family and not for igbos idiot ... Dnt u even reason? y didnt d fool call out the south south as well .. he is a yoruba bigot dat jst hates d ibos
DeleteI totaly disagree with u, are u trying 2 say that we igbos depend on the government 2 survive? Which is the most independnt tribe in Nigeria? The prof is just exhibiting his yoruba hatred for igbos! Period, we are more independent than his tribe! Rubish
Delete@Nkechi U r one in a million Igbos. If half Igbo population are deep thinkers like U, the lot of the Igbos would have been a lot better.
DeleteIt's only certain Nigerians that spend their time and get kicks out of shaming their country and themselves in the eyes of the world. Sad.
ReplyDeleteThe old man has lost his senses lately, this same man loves democracy but practise dictatorship, he does all kind of things behind and comes in the open to talk what he is not know for, a tribalistic scholar, a man that does not see anything good in other tribes,if igbo tribe loves money more than you do, then how come they can not easily be bought over, If they are as greedy as you are why then can you predict their continuous sense of direction. For a man of your age to be travelling to Rivers state to beg a sitting Governor in the person of Rotimi Amaechi is not greed and does not love money, From today you have lost it and I hereby believe that every things you acquired came as a result of GREED. May God help you and give you a sense of direction at this your retarded age.
ReplyDeleteWole Soyinka talks out of ignorance and foolishness....then he vote out of wetin....you done baff??
ReplyDeleteI think he has an empirical evidence lol.#THAT AKWA IBOM BOY#
ReplyDeleteSometimes old age can affect a man's way
ReplyDeleteof thinking.
#stillrespecthimthough#
Stupid old soyinka. The igbos are trait to him and he knows it.
ReplyDeleteYoruba saints if I hear....if anything u guys r d most tribalistic of all the tribes in nigeria. How many ibos av u seen make tribalistic statements. Evri tym we strt to forget, anoda idiot comes and opens his hole and just cos he has a vocal cord attached to it start blabbing wt ever trash his head makes up! Do u wole soyinka honestly think u've helped any1 with Ur foolish comments. Evri1 always saying ibos like money, unu afugo ndi yoruba na ndi hausa na achoghi ego. I never insult my elders buh seeing how clean my conscience is on dis 1...he rili deserves it. Next time u want to make a point, try n saying it without sounding ethnically biased...if not KINDLY SHUT YOUR TRAP! !
ReplyDeleteThe Igbos are the most tribalistic when compared to the Yorubas. We all know that. An Ibo woman once told my aunt that she would rather not let a Yoruba woman dupe her just because my aunt was owing her N50. And she would keep my aunt's change (more than N200) without my aunt disturbing her for days. Now my aunt has vowed never to be nice to them.
DeleteSomewhere in Isolo, an Ibo man named Nwoolu won the House of rep seat in Lagos state. Two ibos also won the same seat in Ajeromi Ifelodun and Amuwo Odofin. So, why the hate? Yorubas are the most accommodating. Ibos are always about the money even if it means making the payee uncomfortable. They are not always considerate. Their extreme love for money will never make them to be considerate.
Linda namesake n tribalsake, u don't talk tribalistic but u Igbos act worse tribalistic. It's in ur blood. Can Hausa or Yoruba increase n multiply in ur territory successfully the d way u people hv done in their regions? Capital no, Ua d most disrespected tribe ever known to humans.
DeleteDear professor, in as much I respect ur views, but you are totally wrong on this one as it's given in any electoral process, the candidates involved usually wins at their home states and this particular one is not different from such. I know a good number of Igbos that voted for GMB. Your speech seems to be rooted in reasons that are far before the elections. I keep wondering what Igbos did to deserve all this!
ReplyDeletePlease tell us which tribe voted to remain hungry.
ReplyDeleteIbo kwenu
ReplyDeleteNkita ri folu gi nsi dere..
ReplyDeleteOur teacher has gone mad o! I strongly condemn this sort of statements, which GEJ was intolerant of opposition? Sir you have lost your way. The igbos are predictable abi.typical yoruba bigot who thinks they are better than others.
ReplyDeleteTot dey say wen u grow older u have wisdom,dats not d case wit dis too much gramma noble laureate,who i fink brought about cultism in Nigeria society,unrepentant as he is,calling a tribe names n @ d four front of abusing a president,ur deeds would judge u.
ReplyDeleteOga oga oga,how many times did I call you....mind ya sef. d ones wey u don dey talk since have do ooooo. No come let children start to dey draw dat ya white bear bear o! Kpomkwem!
ReplyDeleteWell I'm not suprised cos he has no modicum of shame and should be regared as an old man without honour.During d election he was talking from diff sides of d mouth meanwhile some pple will looking up to him.I see him as an unserious person who takes himself too serious.Assuming he is my dad I will disown him.I tot grey hair has something to do with wisdom but in dis case he is disrespecting an entire superior race.He should be very ashamed of his grey hair.Dangerous old man
ReplyDeleteOma ihe? If ibos think of money always what will you tell us about your yoruba brothers is it that they poo in their plates? Mpuru amu.
ReplyDeleteTruly, grey hair does not signify wisdom.
ReplyDeleteI'm Igbo and he is right
ReplyDeleteThen u are a big fool nd a disgrace 2 ur generation unborn, I bliv u are a born by mistake and born throway
DeleteMy dear, you are not igbo.
DeleteYou are not ibo n you are very stupid
DeleteBuhari obviously never affected your tribe so he was d lesser of two evils for you, for us nko. Dnt we get a right to pick wo we want. Hell dis is democracy. Tough luck if a whole tribe dint vote u, well unfortunately if u sit Ur ass on d seat Ur meant to cater for the whole country as a whole n nt be sentimental. Pple av a ryt to vote for who dey want. Who are you n hw dare u think you can cast stones n castigate us for not voting for wo we want. What money did Jonathan pump in2 d east? He's nt even ibo, nd he catered for d north thruout his rule. With or with out presidency, we'll survive and even more remain d richest n most enlightened tribe. It's my tribe I blame dou, d sooner we unite n show these tribalistic asses just how powerful we are, the better for us, if not let's just sit dwn n keep chopping shit from Evri1's gutter including dis Oldman wo shud knw better. Nd linda....post my comments!
ReplyDeleteMy friend u are so on point
DeleteFool d worse u people will do if u unit is to becomes 2nd degree ISIS. Lobatan. I wish u people can get d Biafra u crying for n then we will see how many of u will die in ratchet poverty when ur money loving brothers would hv looted ur entire purses
DeleteLinda
DeleteI can't Blvd you wrote this
let's be objective
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something is wrong
Buhari obviously never affected your tribe so he was d lesser of two evils for you, for us nko. Dnt we get a right to pick wo we want. Hell dis is democracy. Tough luck if a whole tribe dint vote u, well unfortunately if u sit Ur ass on d seat Ur meant to cater for the whole country as a whole n nt be sentimental. Pple av a ryt to vote for who dey want. Who are you n hw dare u think you can cast stones n castigate us for not voting for wo we want. What money did Jonathan pump in2 d east? He's nt even ibo, nd he catered for d north thruout his rule. With or with out presidency, we'll survive and even more remain d richest n most enlightened tribe. It's my tribe I blame dou, d sooner we unite n show these tribalistic asses just how powerful we are, the better for us, if not let's just sit dwn n keep chopping shit from Evri1's gutter including dis Oldman wo shud knw better. Nd linda....post my comments!
ReplyDeleteYoruba saints if I hear....if anything u guys r d most tribalistic of all the tribes in nigeria. How many ibos av u seen make tribalistic statements. Evri tym we strt to forget, anoda idiot comes and opens his hole and just cos he has a vocal cord attached to it start blabbing wt ever trash his head makes up! Do u wole soyinka honestly think u've helped any1 with Ur foolish comments. Evri1 always saying ibos like money, unu afugo ndi yoruba na ndi hausa na achoghi ego. I never insult my elders buh seeing how clean my conscience is on dis 1...he rili deserves it. Next time u want to make a point, try n saying it without sounding ethnically biased...if not KINDLY SHUT YOUR TRAP! !
ReplyDeleteLet aguiyi ironsi or his look alike come back to life n ask yorubas to vote for him, lemme knw whether they'l agree. Its d man himself nt d tribe dat we have issues with. A personality like u that is meant to foster tribal n ethnic peace, is instead cultivating hatred. Dyu knw how many minds u've stirred n hw ethnic n tribalistic hatred will grow cos of Ur stupid statements. Yes I said it..stupid! Mstchew..old fellow seeking relevance...nd no idiot shud cme n yap on my post cos I mean evri word I say here. It's my tribe dis wicked old man just insulted!
ReplyDeleteDuring d campign was wen I lost d respect I have for dis man.if you want to know why go on net and see for yourself how he was not sure of who to support.Dats d reason you can hardly find a role model in Nigeria. I weep for Nigeria .
ReplyDeleteHABAAAAA!!!
ReplyDeleteA NOBEL LAUREATE???
You are just a fool! Be talking like he alone has monopoly of knowledge. Even if America, politicians know some states are very predictable in terms of voting. If the igbos are predictable the north is what?
ReplyDeleteWhite bearded fool!!
You are mouthed Sir
ReplyDelete@ least d Igbos are predictable
ReplyDeletehow about the "unpredictable tribes"
that u can never tell d tide they would follow.......those are d ones we should be wary of.
First d oba,
ReplyDeleteden afolayan,
now soyinka,
all yoruba's,
osinbajo's pple.
ur role in alliance is becoming clear,
d pogrom is coming
Well said prof!...The earlier d igbos realize this the better for them.
ReplyDeleteYou are very stupid....
DeleteVery very stupid
DeleteLib freak
True story.
ReplyDeleteVery true
ReplyDeleteTrue...very true..
ReplyDeleteTrue...very true..
ReplyDeleteTrue
ReplyDelete'IMPUNITY'
ReplyDelete'AUTHORITARIAN'
'MILITRICIAN'
U NEVA SEE ANYTHING
GMB IS COMING
True
ReplyDeleteU neva talk how much dem pay U or U just tryna save ur ass from prison.
ReplyDeleteNo disrespect Prof, you are off mark and tribalistic. Unfortunately such a statement is coming from you. Maybe other tribes or people that voted for GEJ did so for their stomach.
ReplyDeleteWith a little bit of humor "there is no Empirical Evidence " SIR!
#onesidedstroy, #xenophobia, #tribalistic #myopic
Soyinka you are a bigot to the core and God will punish you. FOOL. I WONDER HOW YOU EVER EVEN GOT TO BE NOMINATED AS A NOBEL LAUREATE. TRIBALISTIC JUNK.
ReplyDeleteDid they really give this man a Nobel price? He talks like a moron.
ReplyDeleteThis will be interesting......
ReplyDeleteShut the fuck up Soyinka and speak for your tribe only or better still mind your books and respect your grey hair..
ReplyDeleteI think Nigeria's biggest problem is when people who don't completely understand the dynamics of a particular phenomenon claim to be experts. Prof. Soyinka has got it wrong. The Igbos voted for an incumbent who had built roads for them (ask the Ebonyi/Enugu people, also those in Anambra will attest); given them an international airport in Enugu. Also, President Jonathan has rewarded their sons and daughters with appointments. Buhari's antecedents did not help matters as well: remember his statement on blood of baboons flowing just before the 2011 elections? All these and more factors aided Jonathan's S/E tally in the 2015 elections. President Jonathan would have had more votes in South-east just like in 2011, if voter apathy had not played a part. Prof. Soyinka, these kinds of gaffe breed ethnic hostility. I am disappointed in your comment to say the least.
ReplyDeletethe bastard is jst lacks knowlege .. who is he to even talk in this country .. he is responsible for the death and wasteful lives of most of our youths .. HIS ONLY CONTRIBUTION TO DIS COUNTRY IS INTRODUCTION OF CULTISM IN OUR TETTIARY INSTITUTIONS
DeleteChai....ibo people go fry Prof today.....
ReplyDeleteWole Soyinka when ur daughters husband was with Gej u were praising Gej cos u were eating from d govts pocket but as soon as he was not with them anymore u started this ur stupid fight against Gej..God will judge u dis man with no respect 4 himself..
ReplyDeleteOld foolish man
ReplyDeleteI dey pity buhari cos gej has finished all, wich change will buhari bring to Nigeria again? As 4dis old fool dt published palmflet @5k jee zoo ka chinchi choo gi. Yea Igbos like money y u dey collect money 4dose ur yeye books? Y u no give dem out free of charge? Mumu
ReplyDeleteShame on you Soyinka, you're an unrepentant ethnic bigot.
ReplyDeleteAt your level, you still commit fallacy of generalization.
You goofed old man.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Spot on, Prof!
ReplyDeleteThe man is a stupid. Bush senior lost his 2nd election and no body came out castigating him like this.
ReplyDeleteBuhari got 2 million votes more than GEJ and the idiot Soyinka should know there are millions of Nigerians who think GEJ wasn't doing bad and his single opinion is not superior to that of millions of Nigerians.
For the Igbo statement- WOLE SOYINKA IS A FOOL.
This so called educated bigot is just here promoting ethnic disharmony. Nw igbos will start calling out yorubas n al dat. I av some very cool yoruba friends n i respect dem dats y I wnt insult any tribe. Buh even though my tribe has its flaws, there's no better civilized and more balanced nigerian tribe.
ReplyDeleteProf,pls it is a Nigerian problem,we all voted for our stomach,after all your son his in the govt of ogunstate,health sector,no improvement under is watch.
ReplyDeleteyou couldn't have been more accurate. Its an open truth but will be termed tribalistic if anyone acknowledged it.
ReplyDeleteYepa, dis is called oko oro (stone of words)
ReplyDeleteBwhahahahahaha! I no fit chop am.
DeleteYepa, dis is called oko oro (stone of words)
ReplyDeleteI dey pity buhari cos gej has finished all, wich change will buhari bring to Nigeria again? As 4dis old fool dt published palmflet @5k jee zoo ka chinchi choo gi. Yea Igbos like money y u dey collect money 4dose ur yeye books? Y u no give dem out free of charge? Mumu
ReplyDeleteLet the insults roll in 4rm our ndigbo pipo
ReplyDeleteExactly sir. May God continue to bless you. Greed, love of money, doing anything to get money that is the interpretation of the word ibo.. Awon ole jatiti. Olojukokoro
ReplyDeleteAnd you hate money abi? Ode ni e! May God not grant you the ability to make wealth since you detest it & people who strive to make it so much. Better say amen awon oshi
DeleteTo all the mannerless igbo bastards on here who disrespected this man for telling the truth, you are all mad. When this same wole soyinka called yorubas crabs in a barrell who dont like to see each other progress(and i agree), no one insulted him o. Yorubas and igbos alike were hailing him cos it is the truth. Now he says something very true about your useless tribe and you all insult him? May amadioha strike you all
ReplyDeleteAmadioha strike ur papa .... Idiot foolish bastard
DeleteThat thunder will strike you and your family by the end of this month spiritually, just watch
DeleteIt is useless talking to imbicile like U and it is even more useless because U don't have a name. Maybe my died pet poppy!
DeleteU are an idiot n an unfortunate brute of viper for calling igbos bastards n useless tribe
DeleteChoi igbo people they hate truth, see insult everywhere... take it or leave it the man has spoken!
ReplyDeleteI don't like when people talk in general, you cant just pack all Igbos together and make statements like that
ReplyDeletemake Igbo matter no kill u oga wole, foolish old man
ReplyDeleteNa igbo people full dis Blog...So I'm not surprised with all dis their response though
ReplyDeleteSo people dat voted buhari did so based on his intellect?? Or his past achievement?? Or the fact he is well educated?? I used to have respect for this educated fool .. pa soyinka you are a fool . A very big fool .. we have a lot of educated illiterates in this country and to think this man is an iconic figure in nigeria is quite disappointing
ReplyDeleteHey igbos GMB is ur incoming president and he is followers of prophet Muhammed (pboh)
ReplyDeleteWole Soyinka just lost his respect. Imagine Emeka Anyoku saying this?
ReplyDeleteYou have cheapened yourself due to hatred.
Remember you have insulted Emeka Anyaoku, Chidi Odinkalu,Oby Ezekwesili,Prof Bath Nnaji,prof Soludo,and the entire Igbos who voted Buhari.
You could have still made your point without insulting the whole tribe.
Shame on you Wole Soyinka
Hes right. After independence d igbos had this serial distrust of northerners. The yorubas had it too. But the difference is dt the yorubas motive was fairness in politics among d tribes while d ibos motive was just to be powerful & to bully & rule everyone.
ReplyDeleteNothing else can explain d extreme murderous spree they went on in jan 1966, blocking river niger & benue, & killing all d leaders of d country in d northern & western regions & conveniently spared azikiwe.
They didnt even bother to wait n see what d fate of d country was after 10yrs & whether d next election wld bring in different leaders. Greed.
They then proceeded to brag on tv how they killed sardauna of sokoto & pasted bloody pictures all over d north to show how truly 'great' they are. And then put in an igbo president & then played victim when they got a genocide on their hands. lol.
IGBOS DON SUFFERRRRR .... WHAT ELSE CAN WE SAY
ReplyDeleteThis man has gone gaga.
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS STRANGE AND QUITE UNPRECEDENTED. SHAMEFULLY, ITS COMING FROM A YORUBA PROFESSOR WHO HAS EXPECTEDLY SPOKE LIKE MEN FROM HIS RACE . BY EXPRESSING AND DEMOSTRATING HIS HASTRED FOR THE IBO RACE.
ReplyDeleteBUT PROF. WHO SAYS THAT THE YORUBAS ARE NOT FOOLIING WITH OUR NOTHERN BROTHERS FOR THEIR SELFISH AIMS. HOWEVER, I ASSURE THE RESPECTED PROF, THAT THIS ROMANCE AND SYNERGY WOULDNT LAST. I KNOW MY PEOPLE..FEARFUL AND DECEIFUL PEOPLE
This is what gets me extremely upset about igbos and this is why you guys are so stagnant when it comes to,leadership in naija. Wole told the honest to God truth and you insult him? What for? When he speaks his mind about hausas, yorubas, kalabaris, bayelsans, i didnt hear a peep out if you guys. When ffk called your high time runz gril bianca ojukwu out, you all attacked him. Listen igbos, When you start accepting criticism and the truth without getting your panties in a bunch, you will become a great tribe worthy of respect and admiration. For now, stay at the bottom of tha barrell because you hate being told the truth. Foolish igbos
ReplyDeleteThis continuous attack on the igbos will be the platform for which BIAFRA will be achieved through a referendum. No tribe can continue stomaching such baseless and unwarranted attack from another tribe that has almost nothing to show for their imagined superiority. If our elders like they shouldn't watch their statements, they will help ojukwu achieve his dream and half of a yellow sun shall fly high.
ReplyDeleteWhat a disappointing fellow that stumbled on a noble price. Who are you Wole Soyinka to speak on behalf of the Igbos? See this man that was all over Chubuike Amaechi seeking for hand downs is now here spitting rubbish from his mouth.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately as it is, you guys are just like pawns in the hands of the westeners who only call u for interviews so u can drag ur country in the mud. Shame it is that u fell for it. Why didn't u answer like Oby and tell them that they have no empirical evidence instead of making a mockery of urself and brandishing urself as an enemy of the Igbo's. Sorry old man.
Jane ike winner of LIB 2015 100k
Nigeria is in serious trouble if somebody like wole soyinka can condemn a whole race that means we should forget about one Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteWole Soyinka you gave your daughter to Amaechi to marry because he is a governor and from igbo origin, are you not greedy and a hypocrite?. You have lost all the respect i have for you and never in the remaining part of your life will God see anything good in you as you did not see any thing good in whole race. You have destroyed yourself and your generation. You remain cursed.Amen
I hate, detest, loathe the ndi igbos. Why are you insulting this man pls. The truth is very bitter. Extremely bitter and that was all he told. This group of people are so rude. They act like animals. See insults on someone older than them cos he told the truth. Only the ndi igbos were killing each other in the hundreds after election. What does that tell you. Animals....greedy beasts
ReplyDeletehe's a fool..... he has not contribution anything to nigeria economy, instead speak stupid grammar, dangote has one head yet he employs thousands of Nigerians in and outside nigeria
ReplyDeleteEeeeh?if I hear ogbeni parkwell cm$e on he's been 1 sided.
ReplyDeleteYeruba and Hausa hate against Igbo. And money money is just because they never believe that igbos will Still make it after the civil war Cause they plan is to turn igbos to they servant but the plan did not work as they planned it. Shame on you vampires. GOD WIN. nigeria is still shameless country under Yoruba and Hausa people that think they own the country comon light water good road you people can't even provide its fuck up. Foolish people
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS STRANGE AND QUITE UNPRECEDENTED. SHAMEFULLY, ITS COMING FROM A YORUBA PROFESSOR WHO HAS EXPECTEDLY SPOKEN LIKE MEN FROM HIS RACE BY EXPRESSING AND DEMOSTRATING HIS HASTRED FOR THE IBO RACE.
ReplyDeleteBUT PROF. WHO SAYS THAT THE YORUBAS ARE NOT FOOLIING WITH OUR NOTHERN BROTHERS FOR THEIR SELFISH AIMS. HOWEVER, I ASSURE THE RESPECTED PROF, THAT THIS ROMANCE AND SYNERGY WOULDNT LAST. I KNOW MY PEOPLE..FEARFUL AND DECEIFUL PEOPLE. .
See as una dey show una self...bunch of irresponsible,uncultured E goats...I hate y'all igbos
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS STRANGE AND QUITE UNPRECEDENTED. SHAMEFULLY, ITS COMING FROM A YORUBA PROFESSOR WHO HAS EXPECTEDLY SPOKEN LIKE MEN FROM HIS RACE BY EXPRESSING AND DEMOSTRATING HIS HASTRED FOR THE IBO RACE.
ReplyDeleteBUT PROF. WHO SAYS THAT THE YORUBAS ARE NOT FOOLIING WITH OUR NOTHERN BROTHERS FOR THEIR SELFISH AIMS. HOWEVER, I ASSURE THE RESPECTED PROF, THAT THIS ROMANCE AND SYNERGY WOULDNT LAST. I KNOW MY PEOPLE..FEARFUL AND DECEIFUL PEOPLE. .
And on what basis did d hausas vote??such a narrow minded proffessor!
ReplyDeleteIf you are true nigeria you will know that Yoruba people can do any thing for money morethan igbos. please my people Don't believe this they political talk against us To black mail igbos. I have done business with two yeruba people and they eat my money and runway.
ReplyDeleteI thought this man is educated he just spoke like a fool
ReplyDeleteHes correct. In an igbos mind ITS POWER OR SECESSION. Theyve already proved this once. Jan 1966. Theyve only bn quiet all this while cos they didnt taste power for a long time. The war silenced them a bit.
ReplyDeleteBut now after jonathan, the thirst is back. Theyve decided to hitch a ride wt d SS. No igbo person complained abt anything all this while. Abt governance or d costitution. But losing ONE ELECTION, theyve started mentioning biafra again. By next election if no SS or SE person wins, they will seceed. Watch this space. So predictable.
Ladoke akintola was right when he disagreed wt Awolowo abt alliances. He wanted d SW to align wt d northerners bcos he saw d igbos as greedy, controlling & power hungry. He was right. Awolowo saw it all play out after d fact.
What an insult! I thought Wole Shoe should have known how to make his points without being so insultive.So disappointed in him. Why is he so pained? Did we make a yoroba man?
ReplyDeleteThe Igbos are the most tribalistic when compared to the Yorubas. We all know that. An Ibo woman once told my aunt that she would rather not let a Yoruba woman dupe her just because my aunt was owing her N50. And she would keep my aunt's change (more than N200) without my aunt disturbing her for days. Now my aunt has vowed never to be nice to them.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere in Isolo, an Ibo man named Nwoolu won the House of rep seat in Lagos state. Two ibos also won the same seat in Ajeromi Ifelodun and Amuwo Odofin. So, why the hate? Yorubas are the most accommodating. Ibos are always about the money even if it means making the payee uncomfortable. They are not always considerate. Their extreme love for money will never make them to be considerate.
Stupid uncouth old senile idiot spilling trash out of his xenophobic mouth.Nkita rashasia gi ike for that rubbish statement.
ReplyDeleteGreatest old fool that liveth.
ReplyDeleteGbam
ReplyDeletewho doesn't like money? well this is foolishness ...
ReplyDeleteWoke has spoken
ReplyDeleteHehehehe
ReplyDeleteIs this not a democracy where you are allowed to vote a candidate of your choice. How can you want to impose your choice on others. Disgraceful fool. You sound like an uneducated fool. Tribalism has clouded your mind to an extent that you are not thinking straight any more. You are a national embarrasement.
ReplyDeleteHes correct. In an igbos mind ITS POWER OR SECESSION. Theyve already proved this once. Jan 1966. Theyve only bn quiet all this while cos they didnt taste power for a long time. The war silenced them a bit.
ReplyDeleteBut now after jonathan, the thirst is back. Theyve decided to hitch a ride wt d SS (for self preservation of course). No igbo person complained abt anything all this while. Abt governance or d constitution. But losing ONE ELECTION, theyve started mentioning biafra again. By next election if no SS or SE person wins, they will seceed. Watch this space. So predictable.
Ladoke akintola was right when he disagreed wt Awolowo abt alliances. He wanted d SW to align wt d northerners bcos he saw d igbos as greedy, controlling & power hungry. He was right. Awolowo saw it all play out after d fact.
Right on the money
ReplyDeleteStupid vegetable that's what so Yinka is.onye ara
ReplyDeleteAnon 11:25 That your Amadioha has already struck you and all your family.
ReplyDeleteSoyinka & Chimamanda sitting on a tree....k-i-s-s-i-n-g........
ReplyDeleteAnd Gej will forever be better than you for STROCKING THE FEATHERS OF PEACE RATHER THAN FANNING THE EMBERS OF DISUNITY AND DISCORD. Is it only the Igbos that voted for GEJ?. Who are you to tell people who to vote for . Is this not a democracy?. SHAME ON YOU..
ReplyDeleteStupid old vegetable.onye ara
ReplyDeletePlease Was it from the Igbos that "stomach Infrastructure " came about Biko?..Where were they sharing rice with APC and PDP logos even a FAyemi a yoruba governor shared rice,Osibanjo sold corn na "igbos" abi...Foolish people continue you people would wake up to see the fire you have lit with your words!!!...BAIFRA KWENU ONYE AGHALA IBE YA!!
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ReplyDeleteThe truth of the matter is this. The Hausa extraction succeeded in causing a riff between the Ibos and Yorubas in the 1967 civil war leading to a more than a million people being massacred.that is what they r doing again by d election of buhari to pit yorubas against the Ibos. Guess who is laughing, the Hausa tribe.
ReplyDeleteSoyinka is a fool
ReplyDeleteWhat do u expect from a typical yoruba man if not tribalism.the best of them is as dangerous as a snake.just bcs of d award,he thinks he can make useless comment abt other pples tribe.Achebe is a better writer but dt cunning and tribalist nature of yoruba's was what helped u.ur brother ruled for 8yrs,wht did he do for Nigerians???
ReplyDeleteI saw Wole and GEJ hand in hand recently.A nobel prize winner that is begging for crumbs from politicians.U have every right to ur comment and I have every right to my reply.Big demented old fool.
ReplyDeleteTribalistic he goat called Soyinka
ReplyDeleteNa wa oOoo.. The truth is really bitter.. Igbo peeps, make na go check na self well oo, b4 na reck na self.
ReplyDeleteWell said Prof. U can easily predict and Igbo Man... All it takes is just offer them Money and that's it. I hope someday they stand for something better than money e.g Honor and Glory
ReplyDeleteFunny enough, show me a yoruba man that is trustworthy and I show you a faith sex hawker... #BUHARI don match line.... let's watch and see
ReplyDeleteSoyinka,igbos like money and money like them too.The yorubas hate money thats why money hate them.Poor,wretched,envious,lazy tribe.
ReplyDeleteSoyinka,igbos like money and money like them too.The yorubas hate money thats why money hate them.Poor,wretched,envious,lazy tribe.
ReplyDeleteSoyinka,igbos like money and money like them too.The yorubas hate money thats why money hate them.Poor,wretched,envious,lazy tribe.
ReplyDeleteSoyinka,envy and jealousy is not good for your health.
ReplyDeleteYou all OLORIBURUKU Igbos will BARK noni and SHUT UP at the end of it all. And guess what, your famous computer village is about going down!
ReplyDeleteRead through all the comment and funny enough, majority of the Igbo prove the Prof right. Igbo ppl can be so predictable... What a useless culture...
ReplyDeletei strongly believe that this old fool called soyinka is passing through the very first phase of dementia. But apart from that he has been an enemy of the most progressive tribe in nigeria cld Igbo. This can be envisaged even from his relationship with our great Achebe, whom he (idiotic wole) jealoused till death. This old fool did not even attend Achebe`s burial. But no matter what you do till u die....None of ur books wld sell up to 1/10th of Chinua`s things fall apart. Who says grey hair is synonimous with Wisdom. OLD ETHNIC BIGOT!, BIG FOOL!!.
ReplyDeletei strongly believe that this old fool called soyinka is passing through the very first phase of dementia. But apart from that he has been an enemy of the most progressive tribe in nigeria cld Igbo. This can be envisaged even from his relationship with our great Achebe, whom he (idiotic wole) jealoused till death. This old fool did not even attend Achebe`s burial. But no matter what you do till u die....None of ur books wld sell up to 1/10th of Chinua`s things fall apart. Who says grey hair is synonimous with Wisdom. OLD ETHNIC BIGOT!, BIG FOOL!!.
ReplyDeleteI think this old man is over staying his usefulness on earth. How can someone of his status say such a thing? Ndi Igbo have a right to vote who so ever they want and they is no big deal about it. Hausa/Fulani voted who they wanted and they av bn doing that from time and no one made it an issue. Why must Ndi Igbo be different? Anyway I am not even surprise because it appears that any fool who has an arrow to throw in this country must to it to Easterners. My advice for him is to die when the ovation is high so that he ll b reembered instead of tashing his own image
ReplyDelete~Charles Ifeco~
Do me a favour and shut the fuck up sir, with all due respect. Take your controversial bigotry and you know where to shove it!
ReplyDeleteI wonder y this old dirty fool prefers to be insulted. Chinua Achebe was revered throughout his life here bcos he respected himself and developed Africa literally, so nobody had any reason to insult him. This foll should be advised to learn from Chinua`s records, though it is too late for him
ReplyDeleteI wonder y this old dirty fool prefers to be insulted. Chinua Achebe was revered throughout his life here bcos he respected himself and developed Africa literally, so nobody had any reason to insult him. This foll should be advised to learn from Chinua`s records, though it is too late for him
ReplyDeleteI wonder y this old dirty fool prefers to be insulted. Chinua Achebe was revered throughout his life here bcos he respected himself and developed Africa literally, so nobody had any reason to insult him. This foll should be advised to learn from Chinua`s records, though it is too late for him
ReplyDeleteI think this old man is over staying his usefulness on earth. How can someone of his status say such a thing? Ndi Igbo have a right to vote who so ever they want and they is no big deal about it. Hausa/Fulani voted who they wanted and they av bn doing that from time and no one made it an issue. Why must Ndi Igbo be different? Anyway I am not even surprise because it appears that any fool who has an arrow to throw in this country must to it to Easterners. My advice for him is to die when the ovation is high so that he ll b reembered instead of tashing his own image
ReplyDelete~Charles Ifeco~
u are very stupid . all dis yoruba idiots hate igbos cos we are getting all d owo . bt davido is joining us too . Nobel lunatic
ReplyDeleteThese fools are always envious of the fact that the Ibos can't be subjugated to penury- We are a tribes of kings,God has blessed us beyond any form of human reproach that even yoruba professors pays rents to Ibo boiz that sell recharge cards in their self acclaimed mighty tribe. What an irony? My stomach boiled,a man that is supposed to be an emblem of peace is sowing a national discord just because he wants his voice to be heard ones more,just because he wants the incoming government recognize him. This campaign of calumny against Ibos by Soyinka is not devoid pecunary motives and he dares call the Ibos greedy!--All these years we thought this pupa a national hero till his cocoon is broken,and now we know that the tribal bigot is suffering from delirium.
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