Soyinka to Obasanjo; Nigeria recorded more political murders in your tenure

Professor Soyinka yesterday in Lagos at the public presentation of a book titled “Modern and Tradition Elite in the Politics of Lagos” written by Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole dismissed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s book, “My Watch”, calling it “three tonnes of doctored and self-serving narratives”. Criticising Chief Obasanjo’s book, “My Watch” he described it as “three tonnes of doctored and self-serving narratives”.

He, therefore, tasked Dr Dele Cole, who was a former adviser to the former president, to give Obasanjo tutorial on how to write history.

Soyinka also asked Cole to investigate alleged allegations that President Goodluck Jonathan was training some 1000 snipers and write about it. He argued that there were more political murders during the former president’s reign than at any other time, noting that even during Gen. Sani Abacha’s time, he could not boast of 1000 snipers at his disposal. He however stated that a little learning is a dangerous thing.