Jonathan doesn’t deserve re- election –Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka,
says President Goodluck Jonathan
does not deserve a second term.
He told a gathering of youths at a
programme titled ‘Vision of the
Child’ in Lagos on Thursday, that he
had 60 reasons why Jonathan
should not be returned to office
on February 14 when the
presidential election would hold in
the country.
Although Soyinka did not list the 60
reasons, he was specific on one:
The April 14 abduction of over 200
schoolgirls by Boko Haram
insurgents from their hostel in
Chibok, Borno State.
“I will not vote and I will not
encourage anyone to vote for the
continuation of this government,
simply because your colleagues
numbering over 200 were
kidnapped,” he said.
The playwright, who last December
described the Jonathan
administration as being worse than
Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar,
stated the President’s inability to
locate and free the abducted girls
represented leadership failure.
He noted that shortly after the girls
were kidnapped, Jonathan failed to
address the situation and went
about as if nothing had happened.
Soyinka said it was, therefore,
outrageous for anyone to say he
was supporting the re-election of
Jonathan.
He added,“It took the Jonathan
government 10 days to even accept
that the Chibok girls were missing.
After that dereliction of duty; after
that failure of leadership, after that
betrayal of our future, for anyone to
think or to put words in my mouth
suggesting that I will vote or
encourage anyone to vote for this
regime is a travesty of
intelligence.”
Speaking on the theme, “The Road
to Sambisa”, the literary icon
stressed Jonathan had not only
betrayed children, he had failed as
a leader.
“There has been a failure of
leadership. Our children whom you
represent today have been
betrayed,” he said.
Soyinka warned members of the
public not to believe every story
written about him on the social
media on his purported death.
Soyinka had also in September last
year accused Jonathan of shielding
sponsors of terrorism.
He urged the President not to take
likely, allegations by Australian
hostage negotiator, Stephen Davis,
that there was a group within the
Central Bank of Nigeria sponsoring
Boko Haram.
The Nobel laureate noted that he
personally knew Davis because
they both worked together during
the Niger Delta militancy crisis.
Soyinka also alleged that
information about a suspected
financier of the terror group within
the CBN was passed to Jonathan but
he allegedly sat on it.
Also at the event , the Secretary
and Programme Manager for the
Vision of the Child programme, Ms.
Foluke George, said about 250
students from 60 primary and
secondary schools in Lagos would
participate in a competition aimed
at promoting creative skills.
According to her, the competition
will focus on reading, writing, and
painting for student aged between
eight and 12 years.

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gudluck is not worst than the formers

let change try his own

wilnze wrote:

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The punch

I knw by nw, those dat decided 2vote 4 GEJ can see it clearly dat he did not worth 2vote 4coz of hw corrupt he is & tryin 2 regain d power by his do or die plans to remove d man dat decided to play his normal role as inec chairman e.t.c
Naija Shine Your Eyes.

up GEJ till 2019

aneke peter chukwujekwu wrote:

up GEJ till 2019

Mtcheeew, naija don pass all dis... Editing tinz.
#ereoriigi#

Soyinka Go screw your dead mother... Time will tell what these Mallams have for this country... Old man like him...
Jonathan is far Better than all previous president given the Security Challenges he face.. that was cause by the same group that want him out of the office..

Naija VOTE Wise... The only first President Minority has...

we will get there

we will get there

we will get there

Lol, i dey laugh u ppl... Till nxt week saturday