Soyinka: “I Don’t Want to be Morbid, But I've Made Arrangement for My Future”, 90 Yr Old Icon Speaks
- Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has revealed that he has made arrangements for 'his future'
- Soyinka, who turned 90 on July 13, 2024, made this remark while speaking on CNN’s African Voices programme
- Although the literary icon spoke about his 'future arrangements', he said he does not want to be morbid
Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism.
Abeokuta, Ogun state - Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has said he does not feel 90.
Legit.ng reports that in an interview with the CNN shared by its staff, Larry Madowo, on his verified X page, on Thursday, October 10, the professor of comparative literature disclosed that he has already “made arrangements” for “his future”.
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Asked by the interviewer what his "future” plan is considering he has his personal “piece of earth” in his Abeokuta home in Ogun state, Soyinka replied:
“I don’t want to be morbid, but you know that’s the future. But I made arrangements for that within this place where I stay.”
He added:
“Many people don’t like to hear it. I say it all the time, but I won’t say it here. Everybody knows what I am talking about. It is where we are all headed. It’s the future for everybody.”
On how he celebrates his birthdays, Soyinka, who is a cancer survivor, said:
“Usually what I do on my birthdays, I disappear into the forest. That’s my normal way of spending birthdays.”
Watch the interview below:
Many say Soyinka has left an indelible mark on literature, culture, and human rights advocacy. In 1986, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and... poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence", the first sub-Saharan African to win the Prize in literature.
Media reports quote him as saying he is neither a Christian, Muslim nor an Orisa worshipper.
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Tinubu renames national theatre to honour Soyinka
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Soyinka.
Tinubu announced this in a letter he personally wrote and signed to the iconic figure in commemoration of his 90th birthday.
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