Your Docility Encourages Impunity, Soyinka Tells Nigerians



Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka,Says blamed Nigerians including himself, are responsible for the impunity and lawlessness that pervades the nation.

Soyinka said the flagrant disregard for the rule of law and utter indiscretion in the country will continue to fester if citizens do not take to the street to protest these obnoxious actions.

The renowned dramatist pointed out that everybody in the country is paying for the consequences of impunity.

Soyinka said this during a brief speech at the 24th edition of the Wole Soyinka Lecture Series organised by the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) and held via zoom.

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The theme of the event was “National Conference Against Impunity” and Soyinka said, “I am absolutely certain that we would agree that one of the major reasons for the dilemma we are undergoing in this country right now is that we permitted, we nurtured, we even encouraged either by actions or inactions, the mindset of impunity both in leadership and among the people.

He said Nigerians, including himself, were equally guilty, because they themselves allowed it and watched it happen.

“We didn’t take to the streets to protest it, to denounce it, to warn of the consequences. Oh yes, there were warnings here and there but they were not concerted and structured,” he added.

Soyinka said it was never too late to reverse the trend, noting that the starting point should be “a frank, honest and objective dialogue.”

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