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Sadiq Sani Abacha gets the first reply to his open letter to Prof. Wole Soyinka from writer/activist, Ayo Sogunro. I do not know you personally, but I admire your filial bravery - however misguided - in defending the honor of your father, the late General Sani Abacha. This in itself is not a problem; it is an obligation in this cultural construct of ours for children to rise to the defense of their parents, no matter what infamy or perfidy the said parent might have dabbled in. The problem I have with your letter, however, arises from two issues:
(i) your disparaging of Wole Soyinka, who despite your referral to an anecdotal opinion that calls him as “a common writer” is a great father figure, and a source of inspiration, to a fair number of us young Nigerians; and
(ii) your attempt to revise Nigerian history and substitute our national experience with your personal opinions.
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