Prof Wole Soyinka likens GEJ to Biblical King Nebuchadnezzar, presidency reacts

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka today likened Pres.
Jonathan to the biblical Babylonian autocrat, King
Nebuchadnezzar.
While speaking at a press conference at the Freedom Park
in Lagos today, with the theme: “King Nebuchadnezzar –
the reign of impunity,” Prof Wole Soyinka said Pres.
Jonathan’s administration has become known for
lawlessness and that Nigerians have been thrown into the
furnace of fire just like Shedrack, Mishak and Abednego
were thrown into the furnace by Nebuchadnezzar for not
bowing down to him.Choi! Lol. Continue to read what he
said...
"You should easily recall why I opted for King Nebu –
the figure that currently sits on the top of our political
pile himself evoked it, albeit in a context that
virtuously disclaimed any similarities, even
tendencies. Perhaps he meant it at the time when he
claimed: ‘I am not Nebuchadnezzar.’ Perhaps not.
One judges leaders on acts however, not
pronouncements, which are often as reliable as
electoral promises. King Nebu remains relevant – and
not only for leadership. We, the citizens, are beginning
to feel the heat. We wake up each morning to a
sensation that we have been cast into the furnace
together with those who at least committed the crime
of dissent or criticism".
Prof Soyinka also berated the Inspector General of Police
for invading the National Assembly
"The recent choice of a new leader for the guard was
clearly no accident, and this hitherto unknown
enforcer, one Suleiman Abba, has wasted no time in
inaugurating a season of brutish power. When a
people’s elected emissaries are disenfranchised, cast
out like vagrants and resort to scaling fences to
engage in their designated functions, the people get
the message”.
He applauded the lawmakers who scaled the National
Assembly fence on November 20th, saying it wasn't a show
of shame but rather the finest moments of the lawmakers.
In a swift reaction, the Special Assistant to President
Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, described the
submission of Prof Soyinka as unfortunate. According to Dr
Okupe, "it is quite saddening to note that Prof Wole had
become so close to the opposition party so much that he
has stopped giving appreciable and unbiased contribution to
national topics. Our eminent professor also sadly plays the
ostrich as he failed to reprimand Governor Amaechi, who is
the ‘national champion of impunity and official
recklessness’. The administration of President Goodluck
Jonathan prides itself as the most liberal, keeping faith with
adherence to rule of law and tolerance,”.
He accused the Nobel laureate of ignoring what he termed
the immoral, indefensible and unlawful attitude of the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal,
after his defection.