Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, says
President Goodluck Jonathan is worse than neo-Babylonian king,
Nebuchadnezzar, describing Jonathan as a President that embraces
impunity.
According to the account of the Holy
Bible, Nebuchadnezzar at the height of his reign became too arrogant and
God tampered with his heart and made him to eat grass and live like an
animal for seven years.
The title of the text Soyinka read at the briefing was, “King Nebuchadnezzar – The Reign of Impunity.”
The opening of the address read, “I shall
not insist that the historical/biblical figure of Nebuchadnezzar is
uniquely apt for the pivotal figure of the ‘democratic’ history in the
making at this moment – for one thing,Nebuchadnezzar was a nation builder and a warrior.
“One could argue even more convincingly
for the figure of Balthazar, his successor, or indeed Emperor Nero as
reference point – you all remember him – the emperor who took to
fiddling while Rome was burning. However you should easily recall why I
opted for King Nebuchadnezzar – the figure that currently sits on the
top of our political pile himself evoked it, albeit in a context that
virtuously disclaimed any similarities, even tendencies.”
He blamed Jonathan for the security
invasion of the National Assembly, during which lawmakers resorted to
scaling the fence of the Assembly complex to gain access to the
chambers.
He said, “The act of scaling gates and
walls to fulfil their duty by the people must be set down as their
finest hour. They must be applauded, not derided. If shame belongs
anywhere, it belongs to the Inspector General of Police and his lavish
adherence to illegal and unconstitutional instructions – to undermine a
democratic structure, and one (to make matters worse) convoked in
response to an emergency of dire concern.
“What sticks to this policeman (Abba) is
worse than shame, it is infamy. Such a public servant deserves to be
publicly pilloried, tried and meted a punishment that is appropriate to
treasonable acts, if only to serve as a deterrent to others in positions
of responsibility under the law. To demand less is to reduce ourselves
below the status of free citizens of a free nation.
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