I Maintain Soyinka Is More Of A Hunter Than A Political Critic- Obasanjo

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has repeated once again
that Professor Wole Soyinka is more of a successful aparo (guinea fowl) hunter
than a political critic. He repeated it on a programme tagged ‘Book Club’ on
Channels. It will be recalled that in his book, My Watch, the former president
had said;

“For Wole, no one can be good, nor can anything be spot-on
politically except that which emanates from him or is ordained by him. His
friends and loved ones will always be right and correct no matter what they do
or fail to do. He is surely a better wine connoisseur and a more successful
aparo (guinea fowl) hunter than a political critic.”

The professor however replied him last year December,
shortly after the book went public, in a piece titled ‘Watch And Pray, Watch
And Prey’, where he vehemently protested the description of him, calling
Obasanjo an expert liar, who lies to boost his ego.

But repeating what he had earlier said, Obasanjo in the
interview said;

“Wole Soyinka is a gifted man. I have always acknowledged
that but he is a bad politician and I have also always said that; and that is
my own point of view. He may agree with it, he may not agree with it.

“But having said that, I also, in my book, bring out Wole
Soyinka as I see him and that’s my own judgment; that’s my own perspective of
him. He may agree, he may not agree but anybody can bring out his own
perspective of me.

“For instance, I know that if I want somebody to give me the
best wine, one of the people I will go to is Wole Soyinka and I know he has a
taste for good wine and I said that in the book.”