Nigeria: Remi Sonaiya KOWA Presidential Candidate visits Prof. Wole Soyinka

Remi Sonaiya

Professor Sonaiya reminded Noble laureates prof. Wole Soyinka that their last face-to-face meeting had taken place several decades ago at Cornell University, USA, while he was a visiting professor at the institution and Prof. Sonaiya herself was undergoing her postgraduate studies.



It was a happy ‘reunion’ and a meeting of intellectuals as Professor Peyi Soyinka-Airewele, daughter of the Nobel Laureate, was also present.

Prof. Sonaiya, the first woman to ever qualify as a presidential candidate in Nigeria, used the occasion of her visit to sincerely thank Prof. Soyinka for his immense contribution to Nigeria over the years and the personal sacrifices he had made on account of the nation andfor making time to receive her.

She then presented to the Nobel Laureate three of her books: A Trust to Earn: Reflections on Leadership and Life in Nigeria (2010); Igniting Consciousness: Nigeria and Other Riddles (2013); and Daybreak Nigeria: This Nation Must Rise! (2014).

The short visit was rounded off with Prof. Soyinka conducting the presidential candidate and her team around the Freedom Park, once the actual site of a colonial prison, and where a very important part of our national history is currently preserved.