Buhari 2019; "I refuse to be part of that discussion" - Wole Soyinka

Nobel Prize Laureate, Wole Soyinka is disgusted with calls for President Buhari to run for the 2019 presidential campaign.

 

The made the declaration Monday after a press briefing, to unveil the second batch of students departing Nigeria for Lebanon on Tuesday to study in Lebanon, a programme by The Cedars Institute, Lebanon, in collaboration with The Wole Soyinka Foundation.

 

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The Punch reports that Soyinka refused to be drawn into commenting on the possibility of President Buhari’s reelection in 2019, and noted that it was not appropriate to discuss the president’s re-election.

“Why are we talking about a second term for heaven’s sake? I don’t understand this. I refuse to be part of that discussion. I absolutely refuse to be part of the discussion,” he said.

 

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Reports in the media had indicated some that Governors and Ministers recently called for a re-election of President Buhari during the next coming general election. The Nobel Laurette also touched on issues bordering on security, economy and state of the nation during the press conference.

 

 

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