HAPPY 85 BIRTHDAY PROFESSOR OLUWOLE SOYINKA, By Atiku Abubakar

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I would have used the word icon to describe you, but you are beyond that. You are an institution. An institution of literary excellence and conscientious activism. A national treasure, you are Nigeria’s pride and a beacon to Africa. In wishing you many more years of life, I celebrate the fact that, like

wine, you are getting better with age. We have a lot to thank you for. From putting us on the Nobel map, to getting FRSC up & running, and expanding the minds of our youth. We can never thank you enough. -AA