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Thursday, 1 December 2016

Wole Soyinka reportedly fulfills promise to tear US 'green card' over Donald Trump's election win

Nobel prize-winning author Wole Soyinka today revealed that he has fulfilled his pledge to throw away his US residency green card if Donald Trump won the presidential election. (Read here)
"I have already done it, I have disengaged from the United States. I have done what I said I would do," Soyinka told AFP on the sidelines of an education conference at the University of Johannesburg. "I had a horror of what is to come with Trump... I threw away the (green) card, and I have relocated, and I'm back to where I have always been."

However, Soyinka said he would not discourage others from applying for a green card. "It's useful in many ways. I wouldn't for one single moment discourage any Nigerians or anybody from acquiring a green card... but I have had enough of it," he said.

61 comments:

Eddy Ogbunambala said...

Good for him

Anonymous said...

Posted somewhere before but was adviced to take it here.

I have decided to bring these issue disturbing
me here cos I believe I will get solution here .
I have a very good friend who's so close to me,we just finished talking now and I could not find solution to her problem because and it's bothering me.
She's been married for 7 yrs with 3 kids ,though she was warned seriously not to marry this man,there was revelations from church,even the mans late wife brother went to her to tell her how this man frustrated his sister (his late wife) untill she was frustrated to leave the house before she later died,she still went ahead to marry this man,it has been from one issue to the other from battery her while she was pregnant and so on but luckily that has stopped.
The major issue now is this man does not know if he has a family,for this lady to feed with her 3 kids with the youngest 6months is a problem ,most times they go to bed hungry ,she works in a local government where she earns 29,000 which doesn't go anywhere for her and her kids ,she managed to open a shop last 2 years where she sells foodstuffs,but the shop is empty now cos she took a loan from lapo and a microfinance Bank to operate the shop ,because she was servicing the loan every month ,now the shop is empty completely as she took a break to have her baby ,now she seriously needs to stock that shop cos her salary can not feed her and her kids bcos the man does not care for them always complaining he doesn't have money so she wants to struggle to take care of herself.She has complained several times to the husband's brother concerning this,and it always result to big fight for her that why will she report him to his brothers and most times ends up insulting the brothers so non of them wants to involve themselves anymore,she can't leave the house cos shd has no cent to her name,her salary can not get her apartment and her other siblings are struggling with life,so that's why she wants to struggle hard on her own when she
gets her feet shd will then leave the mans house.
Her thought now is to go back to microfinance Bank to take
loan so she can stock her shop ,I'm advising her not to because of the interest rate ,she might fall into debt again..I'm really confused because that' was my advise to her and that still did not solve the issue Pls my libers how else can she come out of this ? And this is her email Id and she needs your supports too financially... Folufolu556@yahoo.com, please be kind with your words to her.

Unknown said...

Nawa o

baba said...

So this guy serious o
Make e go sleep
Godtakeover Nigeria
Lib
Lis

Unknown said...

Cld you show us the evidence pls...cos these days seeing is believing,hehehehe!

kunta said...

We need Proof!

Unknown said...

Hehehehehehe,ok o













Lib addict#just passing#

Unknown said...

He shuld prov it.not jus by talkin

Lube-section said...

Yoruba man is a Yoruba man. Don't believe this goon, he can reapply and get his green card back. Let him go to US embassy and renounce the green card

Anonymous said...

congrats sir...love your courage

Unknown said...

hahaha this man is such a baby!!!
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Nna see fcuk up....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Anonymous said...

A grand father that is 82 years old n have achieved a lot for himself destroying a green card means nothing.We shoul not make hasty statement bcos were not God.

Unknown said...

Fulfil what huh?WAYO SOYINKA DON COME AGAIN OO. please who made this ape professor huh? You say that u will burn it but what we are hearing now is that u throw it away YORUBAS I THROW MY YANCH UP FOPPR UNA HYPOCRISY OOOOO. So this idiot think that all Nigerians are like apc supporters huh? WAYO SOYINKA IS THAT WHAT UR FRIENDS TELL U TO TELL NIGERIANS HUH? MY FRIEND U ARE AS STUPID AS TERRORIST BUHARI. show us the real place u throw am u liar and hypocrites na only almajiries go buy this ur scam market ooooo

























#sad indeed

Unknown said...

Fulfil what huh?WAYO SOYINKA DON COME AGAIN OO. please who made this ape professor huh? You say that u will burn it but what we are hearing now is that u throw it away YORUBAS I THROW MY YANCH UP FOPPR UNA HYPOCRISY OOOOO. So this idiot think that all Nigerians are like apc supporters huh? WAYO SOYINKA IS THAT WHAT UR FRIENDS TELL U TO TELL NIGERIANS HUH? MY FRIEND U ARE AS STUPID AS TERRORIST BUHARI. show us the real place u throw am u liar and hypocrites na only almajiries go buy this ur scam market ooooo

























#sad indeed

Anonymous said...

Is too late. Why now. Why didn't you do it as soon as they declared trump winner?

Anonymous said...

Papa!!! We need evidence.

Unknown said...

Lies! ~Nwa_Nsukka

Unknown said...

Hmmm

Bonita Bislam said...

Hehehe that's my man, the one with big balls

Unknown said...

That's good of him

Unknown said...

Seeing is believing! Linda take note!

Unknown said...

HMMMM SIR THAT WAS TOO EXTREME






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Anonymous said...

Almighty God will continue to purnish you,you will not grow old like wole shoyinka and you will die untimely death soon,as your life is miserable you will never have peace in this life and thereafter if Linda continue to allow you damage this blog it's left to her,but one thing I know is your days are numbered on earth,it's either armed robbers kill you or you die by a terrible accident.. stop commenting rubbish on this blog bastard!

Anonymous said...

He can't reapply if there was proof that he actually threw it away. That will be a slap to the USCIS. Except ofcourse Hillary helps to get it.

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Unknown said...

The man from China abi na Japan promised to eat worms if Trump wins and he did that publicly he showed us the video, but this our learned proof what carry us play "Boji boji wo"!.
Abeg on this am a doubting Thomas, I wan see with my koro koro eyes.

Unknown said...

This is no news now haba,it is an old man and he has achieved all he needed in life,wouldn't have bother travelling to any country again if I were to be in his shoe.

Goziem Oh LORD said...

Hmmmmmm this professor self

Ochuko Tonukari said...

This freeborn bamislam suani ahmad zinalima guy, I don't know the kind of hate you have towards Soyinka. I remember the ugly words you used when the issue of the card came up. Now you are here again displaying your madness and stupidity. My simple advice: STOP wallowing in stupidity!!!

Bukasinworld said...

ok next

HRM Paul said...

Anon you should have Put ur name in ur comment bcos u are making sense. Wole soyinka is an international celebrity freeborn is. Bastard his father and generation will nevr achieve waat wole soyinka has achieved. Linda need to put a check to this uncultured boko haram illiterate faggot comments

Anonymous said...

Our most eminent Professor, you shouldn't have done this, your action cannot change or impact Trump or American politics. You simply cried louder than the bereaved and inconvenienced yourself unecessarily.

Unknown said...

please my people let us not bother much about this recent revelation but i think soyinka would have learnt how to tell lies being the father of literature in Africa at his age he ought to have planned his coming home,but he decided to create enemity before coming home,Tell me one special thing th a you man did to you that warrant given literal insult to him,if you want to go back to your father land just go now because i will still celebrate that hero in 2018.you are political and your attempt to buy vote for your woman have fail,i love surprise imergency of triumph.

Unknown said...

Smilin,......it is of no use to him anymore. Sooooooooo???????

Efezyno jesusboy said...

Who even care self. Eff e like tear eff e like nor tear it still didn't change the fact that a create of egg will be sold at less than 1k this year in Abuja.

Anonymous said...

This explains the fact that academic knowledge to excellent level is not enough to explain spiritual truths. Hilary Clinton and her satanic and diabolical agenda was rejected by God. In tearing your green card you have demonstrated that there is no fool like an old fool. Do you know how many professors and neuro scientists voted for trump? Hope the hopeless politicians you vote for in Nigeria will do better than trump.American embassy must deny this Occult entry into the USA when illness comes knocking again. What you did makes no sense. I am also burning your books.

Anonymous said...

This explains the fact that academic knowledge to excellent level is not enough to explain spiritual truths. Hilary Clinton and her satanic and diabolical agenda was rejected by God. In tearing your green card you have demonstrated that there is no fool like an old fool. Do you know how many professors and neuro scientists voted for trump? Hope the hopeless politicians you vote for in Nigeria will do better than trump.American embassy must deny this Occult entry into the USA when illness comes knocking again. What you did makes no sense. I am also burning your books.

Anonymous said...

Woww, i'm dissapointed in you for your comment freeborn, better delete this so you dont regret it layer on, this man is your grand father's age mate. This is just sad, so sad

Unknown said...

Itz only possible cos hez achieved so much. Let one struggling guy wey shit no gum yansh try am... dee

uniquechic said...

Oh my! Ds guy sickness is alarming....wot can be done not 2 see his hateful comments!!!
I still cant comprehrnd y linda sees and posts...dia is a link btwn dem 2 and sometg is goin on

Anonymous said...

You liar! U will write that it was stolen soon to reapply. However, Trump will soon ban you from entering USA just like TB Joshua was banned for fake prophesy. You disappoint Nigerians. Go and rest

Anonymous said...

Rubbish! Show us the shredded Green Card Prof...

Blunt truth. said...

Why this grandpa dey mock him grey hair... He lacks common sense.

sholetoga said...

Please, I will love to see the shreds before I believe this man......who advice him to honour his words....

Anonymous said...

Abeg people wey want hate make them hate especially that blog terrorist freeborn bamisalam,it an evidence say you get mob mentality and your IQ self dey follow snail own drag,abeg who in your generation don collect nobel laureate,extremism dey waka 4 your body,wetin the guy do you self,him collect your mumsi 4 ur papa hand,if you are useless abeg please commit suicide,do us a favour by us having less idiots like you to feed in this recession.garbage spewing ode,oloshi,oloriburuku...out

Anonymous said...

Wole Soyinka is over 80 years old. He really doesnt need the American green card anymore at his age. So, all of you seeking for evidence here should take a chill pill and receive some sense

Haliburton scandal said...

Well let's believe you, but the way this type of thing is being done is to invite the press and destroy it in their present, Prof, i hope you are in Nigeria already to avoid deportation, we are happy to have you in Nigeria now curse the government of change you supported is doing extremely well now, your are welcome home, @least we have almost 24hr power supply now

Haliburton scandal said...

Well let's believe you, but the way this type of thing is being done is to invite the press and destroy it in their present, Prof, i hope you are in Nigeria already to avoid deportation, we are happy to have you in Nigeria now curse the government of change you supported is doing extremely well now, your are welcome home, @least we have almost 24hr power supply now

Prince lexton said...

People want to help, but why hide under anonymous???? It smells fraud cos of this.

Prince lexton said...

People want to help, but why hide under anonymous???? It smells fraud cos of this.

Prince lexton said...

People want to help, but why hide under anonymous???? It smells fraud cos of this.

Prince lexton said...

People want to help, but why hide under anonymous???? It smells fraud cos of this.

Anderson FOX said...

He is just a FOOLISH PROF. I mean what the hell is this his nonsense stand and lies?
What reasonable people do in an election is to vote for whom they want to see handling things, and not to talk like idiots when other millions have their own views.

Anonymous said...

Abegi.... wole we are not kids..show us evidence make I know weda you no go go prison. ... it's national crime to tear passport .Ewu. na all of una keep us for this Buhari condition. So you get green card self.. any small thing iwaaa. ..Anu mpama

Anonymous said...

pls, come to Nigeria. you are old why staying outside the country

My Paintings and Ceramic Designs said...

Nigeria is far worst than the US and Donald Trump far better than Buhari, he should also tear his Nigerian passport.

Anonymous said...


LETS BURN WOLE SOYINKA BOOKS, WE WANT TO SEE THE SHREDDED PASSPORT THEN WE WILL BELIEVE YOU APE.

SO BUHARI IS THE RIGHT PRESIDENT FOR NIGERIA? FOOLS, SYCOPHANTS

Anonymous said...

Shut up! PDP excessive looting kept us in this recession

Anonymous said...

U rite!!!

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