Exclusive: Wole Soyinka on Nigeria’s restructuring, regional autonomy, and President Buhari
07 March 2021 |
10:32 am
In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, discussed the country’s convoluted political structure, Nigeria's restructuring, regional autonomy, and President Muhammadu Buhari's quietness and what looks like the absence of governance at the centre.
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