Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has confirmed he will tear his Green Card on January 20, 2017, the day Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.
Last week, Soyinka had promised that in the event of a Trump’s victory, he would destroy the card.
In an interview with The Interview, the human rights activist expressed resentment at Trump’s emergence. He said it spelt trouble for humanity.
Asked if he still intended to destroy his green card, Soyinka said, “Come January 20, 2017; watch my WOLEXIT!”
The literary giant said he was not too surprised that Trump won but hinted that his victory had brought an already teetering world closer to the precipice.
He said, “The possibility (of Trump’s victory) was looming nearer and nearer, getting scarier and scarier.
“As the election day approached, the specter became near palpable. I refused to switch on the television this morning until I had stiffened myself with a strong espresso. I felt disaster in my marrow.
“Trump’s wall is already under construction. Walls are built in the mind, and Trump has erected walls, not only across the mental landscape of America but across the global landscape. “I am glad you referred to the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – that was one anniversary in reversal!”
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