Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he maintains his view, as expressed in his three-volume autobiography, My Watch, that Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has better expertise in wine matters than in political analysis.
In the book, Obasanjo wrote, “For Wole, no one can be good, nor can anything be spot-on politically except that which emanates from him or is ordained by him. His friends and loved ones will always be right and correct no matter what they do or fail to do. He is surely a better wine connoisseur and a more successful aparo (guinea fowl) hunter than a political critic.”
However, last year December, shortly after the book went public, Soyinka had, in a piece titled ‘Watch And Pray, Watch And Prey’, vehemently protested that description of him, calling Obasanjo an expert liar, who lies to boost his ego.
But in an interview granted a private television station, Channels, on a programme tagged ‘Book Club’, Obasanjo, while holding on to his words, said what he wrote about Soyinka was purely his view, adding that Soyinka did not have to agree with it.
The former President, who added that he did not write the book to please anybody, also disclosed that there was a lingering feud between him and the Nobel Laureate, who, he said, had vowed that the differences between the two of them would not be resolved on earth.
Obasanjo, however, said he had told Soyinka that, in that case, whichever of them gets to heaven first should wait at the gate to welcome the other.
He said, “Wole Soyinka is a gifted man. I have always acknowledged that but he is a bad politician and I have also always said that; and that is my own point of view. He may agree with it, he may not agree with it.
“But having said that, I also, in my book, bring out Wole Soyinka as I see him and that’s my own judgment; that’s my own perspective of him. He may agree, he may not agree but anybody can bring out his own perspective of me.
“For instance, I know that if I want somebody to give me the best wine, one of the people I will go to is Wole Soyinka and I know he has a taste for good wine and I said that in the book.”
Obasanjo also dismissed a rejoinder to his book titled ‘Watch the Watcher’, written by the Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, saying the book was not worth to be kept in anybody’s library.
Obasanjo, who said Odumakin was paid by former President Goodluck Jonathan to write the book, said he could not be worried because Odumakin did not write anything that would last.
Obasanjo said, “Yinka Odumakin was hired to do the hatchet job and he did it.
“It was part of the campaign of Goodluck Jonathan and he did serve the purpose of Goodluck Jonathan. But whether Goodluck Jonathan gained from it or Yinka Odumakin gained from it, well, it’s now left to history.
“But how should I worry about that; that Yinka Odumakin was hired by Goodluck Jonathan to do a job, which he did and Yinka Odumakin didn’t write anything to last? He wrote current affairs, not a book that anybody will seriously want to keep in his library and that’s the way I see it. And a book should be something that somebody wants to keep in the library.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Both of you are evil... Stop insulting heaven because it's not meant for people like you.. You should be thinking of hell fire...
ReplyDeleteObj is satan himself. A man who committed incest as well as slept with his daughter-in-law has no morel justification to pick flaws in other people.
DeleteFirst thing that caught my attention in the tirade was his desire of going to heaven. Really? He does everything that is hell bound and still expects heaven. His mindless wickedness can make him rig in heaven.
DeleteIt's very dangerous to hold a wrong view or opinion. It's no longer a view or opinion, You are just wrong.
ReplyDeleteIf an evil man like OBJ should be thinking of waiting for Soyinka at the gate of heaven, that means the heavens gate will be open for all.
ReplyDeleteThe annoying thing about OBJ is that he only sees himself as good, every other person is bad. One wonders what he gains from bringing others down. Mtchewwww
ReplyDeleteLet's all wait for that heaven. God will help us
ReplyDeleteYou are all biased. Please someone should be kind to tell the world one evil thing he did.But as far as am concerned ive not seen any other Government that is better than his till date. As regards sleeping with his in law! if truly it's true who do u blame? Many top functionaries both in Government. privates and religion sectors have ever been guilty of incest.But sincerely their conscience will judge beyond what they think of and Obasanjo inclusive. Needs not comment between him and Woke. Isale oro legbin.
ReplyDeleteYou are more biased than all who commented over the issue at hand. Shame on you for trying to make evil look good.
DeletePlease nobody should play Saint by abusing either party involved in this case.However,they should settle their squabbles on earth and not at the Gate of heaven.For you people accusing Baba Obasanjo and the Prof note that NON of you have the KEY to heaven.Stop playing the GOD.Thanks
ReplyDeleteLadies & Gentlemen, my concern is not OBJ or Wole. My concern is why should OBJ be talking about Gooluck J. It seems he is so hurt by GEJ that he can not even sleep himself. He mentions GEJ in every of hos interview. I really do not understand OBJ.
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On this issue, I think Obasanjo and Soyinka are both CORRECT about each other!! I totally agree with both of them.
ReplyDeleteGod is very merciful. If mercy is removed from God's dictionary then both will continue to fight in hell. However OBJ is so wicked that it is wisdom to avoid him
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