Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has said that he has fulfilled his promise to “cut” his green card (permanent resident’s card in the U.S.) and “start packing up” if the then, Republican Candidate, Donald Trump wins the election.
Soyinka in an interview with The Atlantic on Tuesday, said that he had made his green card “inoperable”.
“I don’t have strong enough fingers to tear up a green card. As long as Trump is in charge, if I absolutely have to visit the United States, I prefer to go in the queue for a regular visa with others. I’m no longer part of the society, not even as a resident,” Soyinka said.
“I delivered myself from uncertainty, from discomfort, from internal turmoil,” the veteran writer said.
He had said, after Trump emerged winner in November 2016, that he was bidding his time until Trump is inaugurated.
“Why don’t we wait until Trump actually takes office? I’m just going about my normal commitments, but definitely not getting into any more commitments. Let’s put it that way for now,” Soyinka had said.
He also announced in December that he “threw away” the card.
Soyinka recently told The Interview magazine that “Trump’s wall is already under construction.” “Walls are built in the mind, and Trump has erected walls, not only across the mental landscape of America, but across the global landscape,” Soyinka had said.
Soyinka said his decision is a “personal” and “private” one, and “no one else is invited.”
Source: bellanaija.com
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Why are we bashing the nobel laureate? It is a personal decision based on his own principles. He has not said a government can be perfect for us to blame him for not criticizing Obama. Trump's rhetorics is at best outlandish and at worst narcissist. Some of us find it very appauling. Allow him to be himself.
Sometimes it very disheartening when people we revered so much behave this way. You mean to tell me Obama did not do anything wrong at the Presidency to throw away your Green Card?. You are even proud to tell the world you have a Green Card which means you do not even TRUST your own Nigeria. "INDEED WE HAVE BEEN MENTALLY ENSLAVED". I will rather ask YOU, to go and catch Obama for the Arab Spring, what is happening in Syria, The tension mounting in the China Sea. What has Trump done. For the first time the USA and Russia will be friends and there will be no Arms Race! IDI0TS. Always blacks wants a safe even because they CANNOT RULE THEMSELVES PEACEFULLY. I taught you will rather tear your Nigerian Passport because of Yahya Jammeh. Empty Barrels.
After you have enjoyed all the goodies you have now thrown it away. if it were to be the time of Abacha will you have thrown it away. We also need to enjoy the education and good life some then we will also throw our's away. MAKE I THINK
Soyinka don't even go and queue to get visa to go to the US. You are not needed, stay in your jungle city of Lagos. With all intellectual and qualifications you have reduced yourself to a laughing stock, cutting your green card simple because somebody who you do not support wins an election in a country you do not hail from. You are now walking encyclopedia with ***barred word*** knowledge. If you have problem with elections think about your country Nigeria first and not America.
i think mr soyinka should concentrate on his ***barred word*** country
WHO CARES?
it is sad that even Soyinka doesn`t even know that this thing they call democrats and republicans is just a big joke ment to divide the people so that the bankers can always rule them both. there are times when some of the leaders don't even realize that they are being used. when Hittler was ranting and waging war no one thought it would lead to the establishment to IMF and the world bank. hittler`s war alone has given the bankers more powers than they ever had. Soyinka`s behavior is too shameful. TRUMP could be acting all this up. anyway in Nigeria you will get the chance of eating organic food unlike the US where you are forced to eat GMO everyday
Isn't it amazing what the tongue can do. Why attract such unnecessary attention to oneself? If you are fed up with thing in the US, just pack up and leave; it would not require broadcasting to the whole world. Your poor country has enough problems for you to ***barred word*** criticize the US. As the saying goes, 'asem mpe nipa.
The bones and carcass of the elephant is bigger than that of a deer. America with even Trump is 1000x better than Nigeria. Wait until you get sick or need a visa to go for a meeting? He is the elected president whether you like it or not. That is the beauty of democracy.
My friend stop this rubbish and stay in country.u are a very greedy man to be in somebody's country for that long.is america yr country? Why dont u mind yr corrupt country affairs.go to hell Mr greed.