Ogun Monarch Asks Tinubu to Declares Soyinka Day, Gives Reason

• The Alake of Egba Land Oba Adedotun Gbadebo has told President Bola Tinubu to honour Professor Wole Soyinka
• According to the monarch, the president should declare July 13 as Soyinka Day to celebrate the contribution of the Nobel Prize winner to humanity
• Gbadebo said the federal government should honour Soyinka with the Grand Commander of Order of Niger

Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, the Alake of Egba Land, has urged President Bola Tinubu to announce July 13 as the national day to celebrate the works of the first Nobel Laureate in Africa, Professor Wole Soyinka, on humanity, locally and internationally.

The Ogun monarch also called on the federal government to honour Soyinka with the award of the second highest national honour of Grand Commander of Order of Niger as the playwright clocked 90 on July 13.

Alake wants Tinubu to honour Wole Soyinka
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Ogun monarch declares Soyinka day

According to The Punch, Gbadebo declared that the Egba people had already declared that July 13, the professor’s birthday, would be declared as Wole Soyinka Day from then on.

He added that the move was to further promote Soyinka’s ideals and excellent scholarship for the coming generation.

According to the monarch, Soyinka is the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is an international playwright who is accepted worldwide and deserves to be honoured in his country.

Ogun announces plan to celebrate Soyinka’s birthday

The traditional ruler stated this at a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, on Tuesday, July 2. He said a series of events were lined up for the Nobel Prize winner’s 90th birthday celebration.

Alake described Soyinka as an icon who is globally accepted as a living legend. He said the playwright, actor, political and human rights activist, hunter, and elder statesman is globally respected, with his roots in Ake, Abeokuta.

Soyinka reacts to Trump’s conviction

Wole Soyinka, the Nobel prize winner, has disclosed the intention of reapplying for his permanent residence green card in the US

The playwright maintained that the decision followed the conviction of the former US president, Donald Trump, on Thursday, May 30

Trump was convicted on Thursday for 34 counts of charges bordering on falsifying business records

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