Speaking on
former presidents, Olusegun Obasanho and Ibrahim Babangida’s letters to Buhari,
Soyinka said the messenger and the message should be examined closely
.
“Me?
Obasanjo would establish a group and I will become a member of such group? That
means they should get a psychiatrist to examine me
“People
should get suspicious when former presidents speak because there is the
possibility that what they have in mind is different from what we have in mind.
“When these
soldiers begin to speak, we are supposed to get suspicious and ask what exactly
do they have in mind? It is possible that what they have in mind is different
from what we have in mind
“You can
look at it from two perspectives, the messenger and the message. The message
should be examined closely. We should not look at the misdeeds of the messenger
alone. Let’s start by asking, is he saying the truth or telling lies, or is he
being tricky?
“If he is
saying the truth and talking about things that are beneficial to the masses, we
would allow that be. After that, we would now look at the person speaking, what
is in his mind …even if it’s a little child who is speaking, as far as that
child is saying the truth, we won’t ask the child to keep quiet. We won’t ask
the child what do you know? We would listen. It is the same situation with
those who have presided over the affairs of this nation without making
significant progress.
“We have
seen their weaknesses, we have seen their nakedness in public, if they now want
to be covered by saying that they have turned a new leaf, we would examine
that, too. What I am saying in essence is that what they have said should also
be examined,” he added.
He further
urged Nigerian youths to come together and present a candidate to represent
them, adding that the older generation would support them.
“We have a
lot of them. It is the turn of the younger ones. If they come together, as we
speak, if they can start now and bring out one individual among them, we will
work with him.
“We are
going to give them the support they need to transform the country. People like
us are supposed to sit somewhere,” Soyinka added.
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