Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has reacted to a claim by the Rivers state government that a former governor of the state and now Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi spent N82million to host him while he, Soyinka, was in the state during the last administration. In statement he titled “Those who flounder in the sewage of corruption,” Soyinka lashed out at the incumbent Nyesom Wike-led government whom he described as Wikeleaks. His statement after the cut...
“This morning, I saw only the headlines in one or two print media regarding the 80th Birthday dinner to which I was hosted by the former governor of Rivers State, the Honorable Rotimi Amaechi, now Minister of Transportation. I ignored them. It was not, and remains not my business to probe into the catering and logistical implications of the hundreds of institutions and governments all over the world to whom I acknowledge an immense debt of unsolicited recognition over the years. Since then however, I have learnt of some unsavory statements by the insecure incumbent of the Rivers State government Lodge.
These included a loose invitation to anti-crime agencies to investigate the potential crime of being honoured through any occasion. The unprecedented call by this governor is prescient of a warning I recounted in my recent pamphlet publication THE REPUBLIC OF LIARS, and was taken from my address to an anti-corruption global conference that took place in Tunisia two years ago. Those words were: CORRUPTION STRIKES BACK.
In this ongoing instance, that expression translates most vividly as “Those who are neck deep in the sewage of corruption ensure that they splatter sewage in all possible and improbable directions. I do however fully support the Wikeleaks call for multi-directional probes. I recommend further that he involve the services of INTERPOL to guarantee its extension to all international organisations and governments to whom I owe uncountable events of recognition – including birthday luncheons, dinners, cultural receptions and events of real, fictitious, or simply opportunistic flavoring – to which I have submitted myself.
The descent to this present level of abominable distractions makes one truly despair. It is one that even I did not envisage when I warned – CORRUPTION STRIKES BACK! Whether it brings honour or dishonour to the nation is another matter – I am saddened, but indifferent. EFCC and company – over to you! You all know where I live,”he said
153 comments:
Who cares?
Wild flowers!
is alriiight
Ghen ghen
Blame it on Jonathan's administration
If you ask me, Na who I go ask?!... At the mention of Amechi de crimino, anything is possible..
Baba shouldn't be drag into this but if he has nothing to hide, Efcc and company- over to you. You all know where he lives!!
Bia, that 87m dinner na true?
#It wiLL oNLy gET beTTer
#iT mUsT eNd iN pRaise
Biggest lie of the first order... Wike Na stupid man. I believe you Baba Wole Soyinka...
Pay no attention to wailers sir,they don't deserve the attention you are giving them.
please not with Wike .....he has his wahalas already.
Very funny
I KNEW THIS MAN WAS INNOCENT. Asap
Catalyst
#It wiLL oNLy gET beTTer
#iT mUsT eNd iN pRaise
"wike in the sewage of corruption"
pow! pow! pow! serious shots fired.
Prof you call him Wikileaks, while I call him Wike the wicked.
Instead of preparing for a fresh election as ordered by the court of Appeal, he is looking for who to drag into the mess he has found himself.
Wike the wicked us a drowning man, looking for who to go down with him.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
We don hear...... Let's go Linda
We don hear...... Let's go Linda
For wike to allow himself be used like this shows how foolish he is. It's pathetic
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This tout called wike sef..
He was Host by fmr Gov Rotimi not that he host fmr Gov, so what is his business with d money spent in hosting him or rather how good on earth do you want him to know how much was spent in hosting him? #Abeg leave trash for LAWMA
Does he feed on diamonds that will them to ever say he was being with 83m??? This country is really one of a kind no doubt. So full of unbelievable things whether real or not.
Lols at WIKELEAKS! Going by what my honourable Laureate said, yes it is true that most people neckdeep in to SHIT would want to splash it all over the place to stain others who are innocently going about their own duties.
Does he feed on diamonds that will make them to ever say he was being hosted with 83m??? This country is really one of a kind no doubt. So full of unbelievable things whether real or not.
All said in the best piece. #IRepLIB
Baba this people no deserve your big grammars abeg. You deserve another reception sef.
Soyinka should just shut up joor,talks too much!
83 Million Naira?
Hmmm...PMB investigate welloooo
He shld nt ve even bothered to answer dem
...merited happiness
Well, i love the last line "EFCC and company – over to you! You all know where I live"
Thank u sir for telling d old fool oo in person of Wike. . Bunch of frustrated cowards in likes of Fayose,Fani Kayode, Wike, Olisa n so on and so forth
U berry get ready to vomit all you ate that night cos we r coming for you.
Too much grammar abeg... dee
Sharrap there idiot prof. See ya mouth like shepopotamus.
So you sabi chop yam sef. Because Amaechi is screwing your daughter and give you yam to chop.
Bloody idiot.
Thunder fire you
Very disappointed in prof.
*Collects Mic form Wole*, *Passes mic to Wike*
Nawa o
I simply dont know when things will get better.
#Hajia Mufliat
HMMMM! So amaechi is a saint? Odiegwu! And I was angry at Obj, when he says that u don't know anything in politics, that the only thing that u know how to do best is “wines tasting" a good wines for that matter, is clearer now.
Yes! Speak english
Tosisochukwu! Marry me
!brightosman aka fake phyno .#gerarahere
"You all know where I live..." The words of the fearless and wise guru. Wikeleaks please choose another opponent, this is not your match.
Soyinka bring back our money.
Soyinka bring back our money.
Soyinka bring back our money.
Why won't you denies it when you knows that its true.
#sad indeed
Hahahaha nawa o.
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Soyinka you are great!!!
Shit!shit!shit..whr's my dictionary. bona get in here nd xplain thiz grammars
Hahahaha...the great grand father of English has spoken.
Oga word on the street is that Amechi is expecting a child with one of your daughter and he actually do more that the 82million to shut you up. So who is corrupt now?
D bold letters: "CORRUPTION STRIKES BACK"
Good response...
#sips Orijin#
Abeg Prof, forget the idiot that lives in the Rivers State Government house. He is sick.
Ode oshi says so
Nah only God go save us in this country.
Person no know who to believe.
Wikeleaks!!!
Hmm
He shd keep his mouth shot, naughty professor like him, tot he is immune to corruption n corrupt people, so is ameachi corruption free? That he is mingling with him now. One sided Yoruba professor like him. Get lost here.
Linda's last son
He shd keep his mouth shot, naughty professor like him, tot he is immune to corruption n corrupt people, so is ameachi corruption free? That he is mingling with him now. One sided Yoruba professor like him. Get lost here.
Linda's last son
well said
Hmm. But Could he know the amount spent
Wikeleaks..lol
Old Baba
Shut it alredi
U wudnt admit if he did
Sofa itz u dey spent d moni on
Miss Freeborn!!!
Williams abeg no find trouble of ppl wey get mouth pass u! I take God beg u o!
Wike abeg no find trouble of ppl wey get mouth pass u!I take God beg u o!
Lol...I just knew he was gonna lash out on all of these
Time will tell prof
MZ EUEU
Wikeleaks U're doomed. People wallowing in corruption be pointing fingers. Soyinka is ready for any of ur multi directional probes be it efcc to court, to witchcraft sef all join. Bring it on Wikeleaks, fight to finish! I wonder y u want to drag Soyinka's name in d mud. A man respected home and abroad, broadly, globally known. Wikeleaks dumb skull!
Why you no go speak all these good English you done chop free food.
Hahahaha @ Efcc & Coy You all know where I live,
O di mma Sir
Is Soyinka afraid? Everybody must vomit whatever they swallow oo. If not this 'anti coruption'coruption is nonsense.
What do you expect Amaechi's in law to say? Baba oko bournvita
Hmmmmmmmmm.........
Why is Soyinka lashing out ? I can't stand this man pompous attitude. Thinks he's untouchable & everyone is beneath him.
Maybe he thinks he is too educated than an average Nigerian. Even as a keen reader with passion for great books , I find his books boring because of usage of impossible hard-to- decipher words that aren't even in the dictionary. Seriously, I had to do thorough research to check those words out. Great writers use simple & concise words for interesting read not meaningless jargons! Not a fan.
I didn't even understand what I just read
oga so u are 80 years and still speak all the grammar ...... Ngwa bye
Na them sabi abeg.There will always be accusations and denials.
am still waiting 4d part 2 of this movie #amaechiandthe82million
Ha C oyibo, I had to open my brain to understand.. Oya na Efcc u have heard..
Gben Gben.
Baba abeg keep your big big English for better people!
Onyeka Nwelue go grab him for me please!
Lol. Wikeleaks. This is getting interesting.
Lol. Wikeleaks. This is getting interesting.
Is this man a politician or a written, cos is always in the front page of criminality since abachas regime. Engr Emy
D man wan kill me with grammar,kilode
Have been waiting for his Reply and am so glad he did!!!
*DEW*
Chai !!! This man no go kill person with gramma
Still remain linda's future husband
The Nobel laureate himself has spoken now over to Gov Wike. Dear Gov if it's Honourable Amaechi you want, pls go for him but let Wole Soyinka be for he will spoil things for you afterall he did not ask anybody to organize any party on his behalf.
Now that's was sup. .....go Mr Wole🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Observed and smiling, am in love with Linda Ikeji for real and would wish to meet her in person as my 2016 resolution.
Prof soyinka leave matter for them oh,na them sabi waiting them dey fine for each other necK,
#Abi linda#
Don't worry, we in de EFCC will surely locate U. Just ensure U are clean or....
Well articulated response.... I love this man
Let d game begin**I jst dey Laff**IwuTaGo#
Prof Wole is outta ur league
You know that lies are better in english with big grammars....I don't trust all dis old men at all.
Wike's case is a case of a drowning man that is trying to hold on to even a broom stick to stay afloat. He better concentrates on his appeal case ruling/elections coming up
Its amazing how The Nobel guy Attacked in this reply,and e go hard make dem nail Soyinka. Linda Take Note.
Wike's case is a case of a drowning man that is trying hard to hold on to even a broom stick to stay afloat. He better concentrates on his appeal case ruling/ elections.
Wike's case is a case of a drowning man that is trying hard to hold on to even a broom stick to stay afloat. He better concentrates on his appeal case ruling/ elections.
Still trying to think what I understood from his write up
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I pass oooo
Grammar pass grammar...composition pass composition...I jump this grammar pass abeg
-LIB PIKIN-
Prof u may not know that the sum of the amount was used to host u. please don't lash on able gov wike. Amaechi finished rivers state money to foster APC. I argue u to please go to rivers state and see the voucher use to host you. you are also corrupt prof. Dele giwa prof do u remember your good friend.
Time we tell.
Ofi ogbon dobe nu.
#GeneralFortune
Hahahahahahaha@ you all know where i live..... and the drama continues
And the drama continues
If u ask me na who I go ask? #justwalkaway#.
If u ask me na who I go ask? #justwalkaway#.
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speak grammar...angelmakiz@yahoo.com
Don't mind the wailers sir
Twale for the Able Prof. I throway salute! Linda take note!
Cos u don't understand his English habi,mtcheeeeew
Pros, wikeleaks is not even worthy of a reply
Not only are you IGNORANT but equally a FOOL!
The way these guys calls out money....I pray make money no vex go when it gets to my turn o!
You reek of utmost stupidity!
WikeLeaks cracked me up hahahahahah
Go back to primary school.
You are the most stupid boy on this blog. Always tribalistic in every comment u make. U r jx a pathetic ritardato mentale
Lobatan ooo
This statement is enough to set an exam,
Walahi! you have to read it twice before you have a full understanding of it all.
I lie?
I dey laugh ooo
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Too much Grammer, Life of a Proffesor. You all know where I Live.
Shut the fuck up if you don't know what they are talking about.
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Freeborn, you can't even write correctly in English. Mister man, do your self a favor and shush it.
So you know that the allegation is true righr? Shior
So you know that the allegation is true right? Shior
Care to explain why?
You can't even spell. And you expect us to take you seriously. Shior.
Where did you see he say Amaechi is innocent. If he's guilty, provide proof and prosecute him nah.
Who is really right in all this....?
Retard!
Ur bitterness with Yoruba race will wreck and drown u, Bastard!
Soro niyen?
Prof did Amaechi host and sponsored your 80th birthday celebration?
The issue is not for you to respond because you don't know how much Amaechi spent to host and sponsor the celebration, Is for Amaechi to say if it is from his personal money or state fund. Yes it was unsolicited recognition but fund was spent for the celebration, so Amaechi should state where the fund for the celebration comes from prof.
Sage
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
My sister ! But this man is old enough to be your uncle if not your father. Be more kind with words....chao bea
imagine response from an old man! one of the pillars of the generations that spoiled this country!
Some comments here are immature
Who spent the money Amachi or Wale
Our government till date are looters.what prof wale says does not make any difference becos he was invited,he has no right to government purse.
Igbos don't hav respect, they wake their parents up wt slaps. Na their way, mannerless idiat!
You are Retarded.
Dumb Fuck.
Mumu
Fuck Off.
You are never 'a keen reader with passion for great books'.
I've read almost all his books
Wole Soyinka is a God of Words, abi u think say all de awards wey him win and still dey win na fluke?.
Mumu.
Dumb Fuck.
"It was not, and remains not my business to probe into the catering and logistical implications of the hundreds of institutions and governments all over the world to whom I acknowledge an immense debt of unsolicited recognition over the years"
This Statement capture it all.
It's absolute foolishness and moronic to investigate a Guest at a Dinner whose Host is suspected to have lavish money meant for a State on the Dinner.
Where is Wike's Brain? in His Anus I suppose.
Obviously Wike's Head is just BIG FOR NOTHING... PROBABLY HIS SKULL ONLY CONTAINED WASTE MATTER instead of Grey Matter.
You better Stay Off the Nobel Laureate Pls
WORD!!!
Abeg shut up
Now what has nyesom Wicked has to say about this ?
@certified gentleman - And as such u err. Don't know about your state of ur gentle manliness but certified u def are not.
And The Man spoke: 'EFCC and company – over to you! You all know where I live'
Lie de sweet for English..
wasnt expecting a response accepting such
You are such an illerate with low esteem. I wonder who your pitiful parents are.
You are such an illerate with low esteem. I wonder who your pitiful parents are.
#Word...Efcc and company over to u! You all know. Where I live lol#Konisewu
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