'Pride of black people' -- Laolu Akande celebrates Soyinka at 90

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'Pride of black people' -- Laolu Akande celebrates Soyinka at 90
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Laolu Akande, former spokesperson for ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has described Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, as the 'compelling conscience of the nation.'

Laolu Akande, a former spokesperson for ex-Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has described Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, as the “compelling conscience of the nation”.He praised Soyinka as the “pride of black people and a global icon whose humanity continues to shape the perspectives and inspire millions of people everywhere”.Advertisement

“My editors and superiors in the newsroom then, such as Mr. Jahman Anikulapo, Ambassador Debo Adesina, and our overall boss, Mr. Emeka Izeze, who often thought of me as an asset to the newspaper , would tell me that my closeness to Soyinka confirms what they had always known.”

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