By Fola James
Nobel Laurette, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that the nation is on auto-wheel as nobody seems to be in charge of the government.
He described the year 2020 as the most challenging year for many Nigerians, blaming the problems, on what he described as leadership vacuum in the country.
He also blamed both the political and religious leaders in the country for not doing enough to assuage the problems.
Soyinka, a professor of Literature, spoke at launching of his new book: “Chronicles of the happiest people on earth” said, “With the turbulence that characterises year 2020, and as activities wind down, the mood has been repugnant and very negative.
He added that, “With the turbulence that characterises year 2020, and as activities wind down, the mood has been repugnant and very negative.
“I don’t want to sound pessimistic but this is one of the most pessimistic years I have known in this nation and it wasn’t just because of COVID-19, no.
“Natural disasters had happened elsewhere but how have you managed to take such in their strides?
“Was calamity as a result of human negligence or as a result of malignant activities when people find themselves under the control of other beings which I am afraid what most Nigerians find themselves in, it is like you don’t know from where the blow would descend.
“That is not the way a nation should be and that is not the way the citizens should exist.
“Situation has reached a point where you are not very sure of where you are going and where you will end it. As I had said before, you don’t believe, in many instances, that anybody is in charge.
“That, really, it is a parlous condition for any nation. So, I am afraid it has not been a very good year for me generally.”
