Segun Bahiru    Alagbole, Nigeria    May 25, 2009

with regards to the last comments, I dont thick you should bully even though you do not subscripe to his comments.

He has been there before without a flaw and even well respected abroad. I dont think you fully understand his view and when he is coming from.

I would suggest next time you do not over react with your lack of knowledge and when elders talk you listen.

john    calabar, nigeria    May 25, 2009

With the ongoing situation in my belove country nigeria one can not blame soyinka for such comment all.

If those shameless politicians act and do things in a responsible manner that will bring progress to the nation he soyinka will not say such thing
thank you prof.

tony Mustaph    London, UK    May 25, 2009

Wole Soyinka has been a disaster in Nigeria democracy. He is very partial and selective. He is quick to criticised Obsanjo and his government but say nothing on Yaraslow.

He was quick to call Iwu to be sacked, but find nothing wrong with thugs that disturbed Ekiti election. He was nowhere to be found when Lagos state conducted fradulent local election. I will love if the man just face his litrature.

Tayo Olawale    Akute, Nigeria    May 23, 2009

Wole Soyinka is going senile and we should expect him to yank whatever he likes. The best thing to do, is ignore him.

Adedoyin.O.Ayanlaja    Madrid, Spain    May 23, 2009

Sometimes in Nigeria the situation makes one to loose his nerves and misjive. I would rather not blame Wole Soyinka for his reaction over the present situation in Nigeria, we are rather sliding backwards or most Nigerians have lost their senses that we don't even know what actually we are losing as a Nation...

Seriously speaking the situation in this country really deserves a serious second tought that if care is not taken this could end up as the Biafran era.

It's so sadden that nothing as good news is coming up with Nigeria name ultimately this is when we are talking globaly,most Nigerians walks all around the world with shame and sadden expression in their faces when they are about to proclaim their citizenship i don't know if this is happening to my other counterparts here,however the situation in the Niger-Delta is another pending assingment of President Yar'adua.

This crucial matter must be resolved once and for all,the Federal government musn't be dedicating more time and funds for the Federal Capital Territory while the people of Niger-Delta are still dying off starvation, contamination lack of well-being,lack of health care, not enough schools for children and whereas the Capital revenue of this nation are been generated from this soil.

This should be a great debate for both higher houses in this country to work on {Senate and House of Rps} enough should be enough stop slaughtering the lives of innocent people in the name of CRUDE OIL...

No one bites the figers that is been fed with.!!!!

Dayo Akinyode    ibadan, nigeria    May 23, 2009

With the personality of the nobel laureate, one cannot deny the fact that his view on the state of the nation will definitely be respected by all who have the grasp of our nation's history. if one is to look at the present within the perspective of the past then it's really a tragic story.

With the spate of crises brewing everyday, what can one point to to be celebrated. the old man was only trying to voice his frustration on a system where everything that work elsewhere assume the state of impossibilities for obvious reasons.

i'm not too surprised by the response of the presidency, afterall, what would they have they said, if not what they are saying now. as the saying goes, 'birds of a feather, flock together'. and if there is any country in africa who seem focused and prepared to grow in the same way as the americans have demonstrated, then, not even patriotism will bring nigeria into the picture we are trying to paint rigth now.

afterall, of what effect was the visit of the clinton or bush of the world to nigeria. we have remained like leopards, who has refused to change his skin. prof, i also can feel your frustration.