“Swear that you never awarded oil blocks in return for sexual gratification” – Soyinka challenges Obasanjo
Prof Wole Soyinka has again gone hard on former President Olusegun Obasanjo, accusing him of awarding oil blocks in return for sexual gratification.
Soyinka, known for his no-holds-barred remarks, challenged Obasanjo to debunk his claims.
The Nobel Laureate said in his recently launched Interventions VIII series, titled: ‘Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?’ meaning “Gani’s Unfinished Business,” that his allegations were based on “verifiable truths” at his disposal.
“I now challenge you (Obasanjo) to search your soul, very deeply, and swear to this nation that you never awarded oil blocks in return for sexual gratification,” Soyinka said of the former President.
“I do not make accusations lightly and I despise snide insinuations. I believe you know me well enough. And I am no prude, I am not a hypocrite of sexual desire, nor am I interested in the seamy side of Power. Take your time, think deeply and remember that each day brings you closer and closer to your Maker and the Day of Judgment-going by your own professions.”
Soyinka said that even when Donald Trump and Bill Clinton were accused of sexual misconduct, no one ever accused them of using their nation’s assets for a romp.
“If I denounce you (Obasanjo) as a degenerate in need of help, remember that I do not require fiction,” he said.
“Verifiable truth is solemnly at my disposal. I do not concoct a thousand snipers for a thousand listed enemies of governance-one of the most impudent egregious fantasies ever manufactured by a former ruler, simply to destroy a successor and persuade oneself that one is a maker and breaker of governments.”
One of Africa’s wealthiest persons, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, was said to have benefited from Obasanjo’s government by getting an oil block.
