DEar Ebrima,
Thank you for the response.To start with,I do follow very closely the Nigerian
political situation and I can also tell you that I did some work on
Nigeria.Nigeria has been a very interesting political arena for me,not only
with the struggle of the minority groups(especially in Delta)against among
other things ,the barbarism of global capital in mind,but also the struggle of
the military junta to become the super power of the sub region,if not the
whole region through its active role in the Ecomog military set up.
However as I did mention in my postings,if Soyinka have become a religious
fanatic and a Yoruba nationalist,then to be very frank I have lost the Soyinka
I actually love to read and read to know,his literary works alone(those that I
know)are no evidence,this is also different from the fact that you might be
critical to the contents of the works.You are very much welcome to convince
me with some of the said articles you have but until then as said,my opinion
is different.
The dispute between Ali and Soyinka (from the reply of Soyinka,posted
here)seems to be a long time dispute between the two,so I will need much time
to get into and understand the difference between the two,and since it seems
that you have more background materials and facts ,it will be very welcome if
you can share these with me.I will very much wait in patience until over the
week end.Have a nice weekend.
For Freedom
Saiks
Saiks,
Because of limited access to the Internet, since I am on mid term break,
I'll very brief! But Saiks, with all due respect, do you really understand
the undercurrents of Nigerian politics?
Have you really found time to look at very closely the hostility between
Nigerian Northerners and Nigeria Southerners? Do you really know how Soyinka
thinks vis-a-vis these issues? Do you really understand the culture and
customs of the Yoruba people? Do you really understand the culture of the
Hausa Fulanis? Saiks, I have lots of questions to ask, but I do not have
access to the net right now.
Saiks, remember that some people do not practice what they preach. Believe
me, there is ample empirical data to prove that Soyinka has a pro-Yoruba
bias, and I can supply you the references if you wish. Anyway, my time is
up, and I have to go, but next week, I'll make points very clear in relation
to this particular issue!
Ebrima
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