Wole Soyinka, renowned playwright
and Nobel laureate, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his “inability
to get justice” for victims of clashes between farmers and herdsmen and Boko
Haram insurgents.
Delivering the keynote paper at a
dialogue organised by Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism in
Lagos on Thursday, Soyinka said what we need now is justice and not sympathy.
He said rather than visiting the
affected areas, Buhari should speak to people’s security needs, and bring
perpetrators to book.
“I get impatient when I hear
things like Buhari has failed to go and sympathise with the people of Benue,
with the people of Nassarawa, with the people of Dapchi or wherever,” he said.
“Who needs sympathy? Is it
sympathy that will reorder their broken lives? Is sympathy the issue? We are
speaking here of one commodity that is fundamentally human deserving, justice.
“There should an internal measure
to avoid repeat. We are speaking here of a president that will respond with
massive action and not showing up at the arena of human desecration to shed any
unjust tears, but give orders that the bloodthirsty terrorists are brought to
book.”
Soyinka said failure on the part
of government has been the reason the country is yet to get over the security
challenges.
In the past weeks, Buhari has
visited Yobe, Benue and Plateau states.
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Buhari has lost direction. Worse yet, he's seeking reelection! Insult on injury.
ReplyDeleteIf does win then his herdsmen invading terrorists will take over entire country.