Soyinka Says Obasanjo Bribed UN, United Nations Delegates To Approve Presidential Library In Abeokuta
Prof. Wole Soyinka, has once again lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his supporters. He alleged that the retired General’s supporters harassed and bribed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) delegates to approve the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital and give it a special status under the international body. In his new book, titled; ‘Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?: Gani’s Unfinished Business’, which was released to the public on Tuesday, Soyinka, who explained his role in letting the international body know that it was being hoodwinked over the real status of the presidential library, alleged that the ex-president’s supporters adopted the Nigerian ‘brown envelope’ method to lure the educational body into submission. Soyinka also recalled how he warned UNESCO that its “reputation ran the risk of being besmirched if it succumbed to the importuning from that ex-president” but that he...