President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, as The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. Tinubu took the decision to mark Soyinka's 90th birthday, coming up on July 13, 2024. Soyinka is a globally celebrated playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, actor, singer, composer and documentarian.
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, as The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. Tinubu took the decision to mark Soyinka's 90th birthday, coming up on July 13, 2024. Soyinka is a globally celebrated playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, actor, singer, composer and documentarian. He is also a foremost advocate of good governance and a fair and just society.
In a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President described Soyinka as one of the finest minds of his generation; conforming to the highest standards of human enlightenment, but unyielding to injustice, oppression and base impulses.
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