Nobel laureate, Soyinka is unpleased with president Buhari’s visit to violent states

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Nigeria’s renowned playwright and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, is not pleased with  President Muhammadu Buhari’s tour of states most affected by violence and insecurity.

Soyinka expressed how impatient he gets when Nigerians and affected states clamour for the president’s visit to states affected by extremists and terrorists.

“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.

Speaking on Thursday, March 15, 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria during an investigative journalism dialogue, Soyinka insists that no Nigerian needs the sympathy of President Buhari.

“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,” he asked rheteorically.

However, the Nobel laureate noted that what is expected of the President by Nigerians and the world at large is a decisive response with mass action to avoid a repeat of whatever violence had occurred in the areas or states affected.

“There should be 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.

President Buhari has been on a tour of states affected by terrorism attacks and clashes between farmers and herdsmen.

While Benue, Adamawa and Jos have been volatile spots in Nigeria as a result of incessant clash between farmers and herdsmen, Borno and Yobe have been at the receiving ends of Boko haram attacks with the most tragic one being the abduction of 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi area of Yobe.