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Wednesday 12 August 2015

Buhari is ‘born again’ phenomenon - Prof. Wole Soyinka says

In an interview with EFCC's periodic magazine, Zero Tolerance, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka described president Buhari as a born-again phenomenon in Nigerian politics, saying although Buhari is yet to apologize for some of the things he did in the past, he has accepted some of his mistakes and has paid some debts to the Nigerian community.
“Buhari has not brought himself round to apologise; if he had done that, I might have been less ambiguous about him. But I think from my findings about him, he is a born again phenomenon. If I am wrong, well, too bad. Though I don’t believe in ‘born-againism’ but I think this may be an exception.” Soyinka said

75 comments:

Unknown said...

Na ako ka onye egbuwaa isi

Joblesshousewife said...

Sai baba...hehehe

obiora said...

They all wanna remain relevant for the four years so am not surprised when they speak from both sides of their mouth.

Unknown said...

Okay seen, Prof Wole has spoken.












#TeamBlessed#

Anonymous said...

GO SUCK A LEMON DUDE





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Angie said...

Indirectly begging for a job; has he gone that broke?.

Anonymous said...

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BONARIO NNAGS said...

I want no other argument,
I want no other plea,
It is enough that Muhammadu Buhari, is the president of my country.

We have a president who is eager to effect lasting Change, he doesn't care whose ox is gored, pays no attention to your sentiments.
May God continue to bless him for us.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Davido's driver said...

Nice one Mr wole

Unknown said...

LOL, PROF, U NEED TO BE BORN AGAIN YOURSELF, ITS REAL,

Unknown said...

Yes o
That is the change he promised us.

Unknown said...

Yes o
That is the change he promised us.

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Unknown said...

Wole soyinka is daft as obasanjo.only going were the we praise an get some thing in returns,yoruba's are another problem of nigeria.
Am sure this man's sence is unstable for saying that mr west germany is born again no he is necodemus fool.you are one of those he settled thats why you are here ranting rubbish.















#Sad indeed

Unknown said...

Wole soyinka is daft as obasanjo.only going were the we praise an get some thing in returns,yoruba's are another problem of nigeria.
Am sure this man's sence is unstable for saying that mr west germany is born again no he is necodemus fool.you are one of those he settled thats why you are here ranting rubbish.















#Sad indeed

Unknown said...

Wole soyinka is daft as obasanjo.only going were the we praise an get some thing in returns,yoruba's are another problem of nigeria.
Am sure this man's sence is unstable for saying that mr west germany is born again no he is necodemus fool.you are one of those he settled thats why you are here ranting rubbish.















#Sad indeed

Anonymous said...

HMMMMMM,DES OUR BABAS DEM SEF,....TOMJERRYSWIT

yawanow said...

It means hez progressing since there is an exception at believing in his own born-againsm.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Was expecting big grammers but thank God am not seeing none of that though....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

Nay, u are so wrong sir! he's a born twice phenomenon....what nonsense!

Unknown said...

Lol.
Funny Man.

Unknown said...

Lol.
Funny Man.

Unknown said...

It is too early to decide. Time will tell

Ladun Liadi said...

HIRELING

gentle said...

Linda this picture of buhari is hilarious...almost like he's scorning wole soyinka. This wole soyinka would have made a nice role model buh he's nt a christian. I dnt make incomplete pple my models, prolly dats y I dnt av 1 yt. Mayb i'l just b my own role model.

Blog It With Olivia said...

From d way things are going, he seems like a god-sent







#ITwillONLYgetBETTER
#itMUSTendINpraise

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From d way things are going, he seems like a god-sent







#ITwillONLYgetBETTER
#itMUSTendINpraise

Anonymous said...

Two great men

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

This man talk too much.

Unknown said...

How many ex military president apologised?
He doesn't have to do that.

Unknown said...

A real born-again. Prof Soyinka, at this juncture, please give your life to Christ

Unknown said...

Story for the gods!

Lukman said...

I used to like this man before, but now, I have changed my mind

Unknown said...

Hehehehe! He can't apologize nah, since he did those things as a military man then. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Hehehehe! He can't apologize nah, since he did those things as a military man then. Linda take note!

BLUNT said...

Yoruba people, speaking from both ends of their mouth. Being here and there at the same time. Being with everybody at the same time. Causing confusion all over with their smelling mouth. What is this shameless Literature Professor up to sef? The same Buhari you castigated. Tufia kwa mba nka!

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Whatever dis means

Jasmine Joseph said...

Okay we don hear everybody is blabbing these days

Unknown said...

Excuse me! Or to better put it hello oooo!! Who r u dat u believe or don't belive in ‘born-againism’ as u tagged it???

U better least ur soul amounts to nothing or end up in d bossom of hell when u leave dis earth. D word of d Lord says "Except a man b BORN AGAIN he can not see d kingdom of God - John 3:3.

A word is enough 4d wise and let those who hav ears let them hear b4 its too late. Shalom!

Unknown said...

Excuse me! Or to better put it hello oooo!! Who r u dat u believe or don't belive in ‘born-againism’ as u tagged it???

U better least ur soul amounts to nothing or end up in d bossom of hell when u leave dis earth. D word of d Lord says "Except a man b BORN AGAIN he can not see d kingdom of God - John 3:3.

A word is enough 4d wise and let those who hav ears let them hear b4 its too late. Shalom!

HonsylGlobal.Com said...

Some rare positive comments there on Sai Buhari coming from Soyinka

Jimoh Rapport said...

Well as much as I respect your legacy sir, I just don't care about your assessment of the man PMB! Let the man deliver!

Anonymous said...

Plz face or challenge OBJ

Anonymous said...

Abeg prof what have you done for naija lately? Please stop criticizing everything and everyone always (especially since you are always ambiguous in your criticism). You are a literary giant (well says the world) please be mindful of that lest you become common (if u get my drift). cheers

Anonymous said...

yeye dey smell

Unknown said...

Reading people comment

Anonymous said...

see them.... so myopic in thinking, am sure you are not in nigeria or rada dos pips datcre jst dre to critize. Ode read papers anf open your eyes my brother the only thing you dhould be doing is praying for him (buhari) for good health so that u big ass children canav a better future ...
my first eva comment .. this guy got me like WTF

Anonymous said...

Sweetheart not everyone believes in being born again. Surely its their loss. You dont need to be mad abt it. Maybe u shld pray for his soul to know christ (if ur really spirit filled and concerned). Ur just being religious. Religion isnt xtianity & even u cld end up in hell - upon all ur fake indignation.

Anyway wole soyinka worships sango or ogun or sthn.

Anonymous said...

He does dt all d time though. Methinks d prof is getting bored. And here i thot he was friends wt all dis apc people.

Lukman said...

We will see where you will end up! Aturu APC

Anonymous said...

Lol! We stil know d biggest backstabber/ doublespeaker in Nigeria was Azikiwe though. These are based on facts. History in black n white.Not all those conspiracy theories u pple write abt awolowo.

1. Azikiwe and Awolowo wanted federalism in Nigeria and didnt agree wt d wests imposition of regionalization. They signed this clause in d independence grudgingly. When election came, Azikiwe merged his party wt d North to sidestep Awolowo. Became president & watched as Awolowo got dragged into prison. FACT.

2. When Azikiwe was president; balewa his pm, ahmadu bello, akintola and 11 of his colleagues (dt he was in leadership wt) were assasinated in cold blood. He knew abt d impending murder. Got on a plane and had an extended vacation. FACT.

Ur still d self-serving bitchass backstabers u always were. No one can ever contest dt title wt u. The igbo man NEVER does anything out of kindness, theres always a selfish motive. At least wole soyinkas argument is for arguments sake - like when hes castigating obj. Same can be said for irritating pdp loudmouth fayose.

Anonymous said...

How can he begging for a job when hes practically telling buhari to go on live tv and apologize to Nigerians for d past. This was not a compliment. Try and keep up.

Anonymous said...

Lol!

Anonymous said...

I love u Lukman....I just love you....tell dis imbecile for me. Bona have u eaten 2day? Hungry idiot

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Unknown said...

Excuse me! Or to better put it hello oooo!! Who r u dat u believe or don't belive in ‘born-againism’ as u tagged it???

U better least ur soul amounts to nothing or end up in d bossom of hell when u leave dis earth. D word of d Lord says "Except a man b BORN AGAIN he can not see d kingdom of God - John 3:3.

A word is enough 4d wise and let those who hav ears let them hear b4 its too late. Shalom!

Unknown said...

Excuse me! Or to better put it hello oooo!! Who r u dat u believe or don't belive in ‘born-againism’ as u tagged it???

U better least ur soul amounts to nothing or end up in d bossom of hell when u leave dis earth. D word of d Lord says "Except a man b BORN AGAIN he can not see d kingdom of God - John 3:3.

A word is enough 4d wise and let those who hav ears let them hear b4 its too late. Shalom!

Unknown said...

Excuse me! Or to better put it hello oooo!! Who r u dat u believe or don't belive in ‘born-againism’ as u tagged it???

U better least ur soul amounts to nothing or end up in d bossom of hell when u leave dis earth. D word of d Lord says "Except a man b BORN AGAIN he can not see d kingdom of God - John 3:3.

A word is enough 4d wise and let those who hav ears let them hear b4 its too late. Shalom!

Anonymous said...

Doesnt matter what anyone says, im fallin in love wt buhari. My love will be totally complete when he destroys boko haram.

Abisola

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Lukman said...

You are just a castrated idiot, what does the name BLUNT got to do with Ibos?

Anonymous said...

What did he do that he is apologising for? Can somebody tell me what he did?

Anonymous said...

His argument is right though. Think about it. Buhari has really changed from d last time he was president. You should read abt all he did & d multitudes in jail. Pretty heartless.

I think d change was due to old age and a more politically involved citizenry, not any concious born-againism. I think he should still apologize. Set an example. Maybe obj, babangida and co will follow suit.

Anonymous said...

Ignorance is a disease. Wole Soyinka needs prayers. He is a good man but he doesnt know God. He needs serious prayers and diliverance. With all his education, God is missing from his life. It is sad.

Unknown said...

You sent ur post thrice Bro. Who's daft now?

BLUNT said...

Anon 3:21, let me open your block head. You said Zik knew about the impending coup "based on facts" which you couldn't adduce. You are either being mischievous or brazenly displaying an unprecedented ignorance embedded in destructive illusion. Let me give you facts. Just before the Civil War, Awolowo came down to Enugu with his legendary mouth odour, and told Ojukwu that Yoruba land would also seceed if the Eastern region did. We did, and all Mr Onu ishi could do was to go back to the Federal government and strike a deal, of which he was made Finance Secretary(minister). Please read the book "The Nigerian Revolution and the Biafran war" by Alexander Madiebo to see the date, time and venue of Mr Mouth Odour's visit to Ojukwu. Now, let me tell you how unstable the Yoruba man is. Before the last election, everybody knew the average Hausa man would vote APC, the Igbo man, PDP. But the Yoruba man, nobody knew where his heart was. He was in both parties. #fact. When you see an average Igbo man, you just know he's a Christian. When you see a hausa man, you know he's a Muslim. But when you meet a Yoruba man, you can't tell his religious persuasion. Even if you ask him, he'll beat about the bush, trying to figure out if his answer would favour him or not. Papa na "christian", mama na "muslim"! It is only a Yoruba man that goes to Mosque on Friday, Church on Sunday, then visit the shrine at night! Very unstable bastards! Every Yoruba man that hangs out with you has something he's benefiting. Very shameless tribe. The. Ayo Fayose you're mentioning, is he not your garrulous brother? Very lousy riff raffs.

Black Belle said...

That's why he goes around firing n retiring people that av dedicated their lives to their jobs for many years and replacing them with young hausa guys..

Black Belle said...

God Bless u Mr. Blunt!

Anonymous said...

Did azikiwe betray awolowo and his northern brothers or na?

You no answer question na stupid quote wey no dey for any history book u dey quote. So minister of finance will carry his agbada and tell ojukwu if they secceed he will secceed. If there was such an agreement in place, why did ojukwu march into ore (ondo state) now. Olodo.

When all yorubas voted for jonathan in d former election they were not 2faced abi. When some decided to vote for buhari, they are now 2faced. Cant u see dt argument shows u up as d 2faced illiterate arguer u are.

Mind ur sophistry. Using too many words does not give common sense. U and ur whole generation can decide to be xtians. I laugh. Who d bloody hell cares boy? And how does dt jive wt d argument.

Anonymous said...

Along wt 'corrupt officials' who were never charged in a court of law, he also imprisoned journalists dt wrote unfavourably. The military was also heavyhanded in enacting his WAI.

Unknown said...

You Are right, prof. He is a phenomenon.

Anonymous said...

LIES @Blunt God punish ur mouth. Yoruba man shift mouth dt hes both xtian and muslim as deems fit. LIES!!! LIES!!! LIARS!!!! All u biafrauds are LIARS! So oyedepo and adeboye and dt mfm and synagogue guys and cac and their followers are muslim when they wake up in abuja abi. So tinubu becomes a xtian in owerri and obj a muslim in kaduna abi. LIARS! Why do u mention only d last elections and yorubas being neutral enough to vote d 2 parties. Why not d 2011 election when yorubas voted jonathan AGAINST the yoruba party (AD) choice Nuhu ribadu and Buhari. Selective arguments!!! LIARS!!!!! Why is d whole north central and edo state not involved in dis argument since they also split their votes. LIARS!!!!

This is why i can never believe any nonsense u pple revise abt d civil war. Fact is ur generations were massacred and wiped out for a reason - backstabbing ur presidential partners in d middle of d night. Change ur ways. BIAFRAUDS!!! NATION OF FRAUDS & LIARS!!!!!

Kachi said...

OMG !!! Why all the hate and swear words? Mr Blunt you crossed the line. Pls grow up.

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