Celebrating Soyinka

 



I join the world to celebrate an icon, Professor Wole Soyinka @ 87. Since you refused to keep quiet in the face of tyranny, the man refuses to die in you. Happy birthday sir. Wishing you many more years of productive service to the fatherland.



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