Lagos State Governor Speaks On Soyinka At 89

<h4>Lagos State Governor Speaks On Soyinka At 89<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the Lagos State Governor&comma; Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu&comma; has congratulated literary giant and Nobel Laureate&comma; Prof&period; Oluwole Soyinka&comma; on the occasion of his 89th birthday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Governor Sanwo-Olu in a congratulatory message issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary&comma; Mr Gboyega Akosile&comma; described Prof&period; Soyinka as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;a quintessential scholar and literary icon who has used his position and experience to contribute positively to literature&comma; academics and governance globally&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prof&period; Soyinka&comma; a 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature winner and the first sub-Saharan African to be honoured in that category&comma; will clock 89 on Thursday&comma; July 13&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Governor Sanwo-Olu said Prof&period; Wole Soyinka is worth celebrating as one of Nigeria’s advocates of good governance&comma; adding that the Nobel Laureate remained one of Nigeria’s pride and biggest exports to the world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;On behalf of my family&comma; the government and the people of Lagos State&comma; I congratulate our literary icon and Nobel Laureate&comma; Prof&period; Oluwole Soyinka on his 89th birthday anniversary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Prof&period; Soyinka as a literary icon excels in all the genres of literature and his prodigious works have continued to be a reference point in academic circles all over the world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His long years of outstanding accomplishments and consistency in the crusade for the wellbeing of citizens had culminated in his legendary status&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He is a great pride to Nigeria&comma; Africa and the entire black race&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;He is a renowned advocate of truth&comma; justice and equity&comma; who always align with the populace in the clamour for good governance across the nation and globally&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He has demonstrated this on many occasions by lending his voice on national and global issues in favour of the masses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As Prof&period; Soyinka clocks 89&comma; I wish him good health and more years of meritorious service to our dear country&comma; Nigeria&comma; the African continent and the world&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;