Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has called for those
responsible for alleged lopsided appointments in President Muhammadu Buhari’s
government to be punished.
Soyinka made the demand during an interview on PlusTv Africa
on Thursday.
The renowned writer, reacting to an open letter written by
retired colonel Umar Dangiwa, over skewed appointments in Buhari’s regime,
said: “Umar hit the nail hard and got to the point factually without
self-interest. I was appalled when I saw the letter and I said to myself why
should I be surprised that such atrocities have been going on.
“This kind of revelation (by Col. Umar) is earth-shaking and
really nation disintegrating. It requires two things: One is outright denial
with proof that it is false. Two, literally, a restructuring of that sector
completely. Something like (to) send everybody there on temporary leave and
revamp.
“People come to me
with all kinds of documented evidence of this greed and insult to the nation.
“I was appalled by the silence that followed this
revelation. Many of us feel inhibited. We don’t want to make statements that might
seem inflammatory. And yet this kind of reticence encourages a sense of
impunity.
“I think those responsible for this criminal lop-sidedness
should be punished. It is not sufficient to discuss it and to say you are
restructuring. It is criminal at this level. It requires an upheaval in that
sector.”
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