An Abuja based lawyer Kayode Ajulo, has cautioned Nigerian Nobel Literature Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, against carrying his threat to destroy his American green card in protest of Donald Trump’s victory at the US presidential election.
Ajuko, reacting to threats made by Soyinka to destroy his American citizen’s card, warned that the Nobel Literature Laureate could run into trouble with the American law if he does so.
The lawyer told Vanguard in an interview on Thursday, November 10, that under the American law losing or having your US green card destroyed can be a serious problem. He said legally such is tagged as wishful destruction of government’s property.
Ajulo urged Soyinka to rescind his threat to destroy his resident permit, noting that he is far better and far bigger than that because such act is provocative and unacceptable.
He described Soyinka as a good ambassador who cares not just about Nigeria but the world at large, advising him to keep to it.
Recall that literary icon pledged to keep a promise he had given a few days before the Nov. 8 election, when he told students at Oxford University that he will cut his green card and start packing up if Trump won the polls. Soyinka also said he will leave the United States by Jan. 20, 2017, the day president-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated. The green card is the U.S. permanent residence permit.
Meanwhile, following the widespread condemnation that trailed the prophesy by influential Nigerian TV evangelist, TB Joshua that Hillary Clinton would win the US presidential election which later turned out otherwise, the cleric has reinstated the post on his Facebook page after deleting on Wednesday, November 9. Prophet TB Joshua during his church sermon on Sunday, November 6, had predicted a narrow victory for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party presidential candidate.
The prediction was also posted on the Facebook page of TB Joshua ministries. But after Donald Trump convincingly won US presidential election, visitors to the preacher’s Facebook page on Wednesday, November 9, noticed the prophecy had been deleted from TB Joshua Ministries Facebook page.
the lawyer na Trump? na by force to tell somebody to fulfil his promise since he dnt want to destroy his green card let him be you think say to get American green card dey easy.
Na by force ???
Niqerians , person no fit play with una aqain ??
Una forqet say Wole Soyinka na PLAYWRIGHT ??
This issuse is okay.. Na play
una too kari dis issue too serious!!! it was a figure of speech
He Must Do Am
Oga Wole u dey fall ma hand o. Ordinary paper u no fit tear. I just hate it when people can’t keep promises…
guy u bad o. that paper pass ordinary o. chai lwkm
Next time him go knw say “brain no mean say u fit see d future”…. Sha make him tear am. We dey wait am 4 here.
Sir it’s easy to dishonor your green card not by destroy the card it’s self but you must go to the home office and take your identity from the system… baba no dey bobo us jor
Am in giversforum how long those it stay to be matche
Him tink say na PDP membership card wey den fit tear anyhow.
shei.
Mr soyinka or soybeans any how i call your name take am like that bcos you nor dey pay my school fees, if you fellow world people mouth you go fall inside high sea. just stay your own nor reason their matter or easy you will die out of shame.. after all people wen say they will repair Nigeria till today, they have done anything. one person kill them? if you die bcos of this people you go see watin devil go do you for hell.
Na joke in dey joke no mind am
MY HAND NO THEY THERE O…
Story for the gods
Please Nigerians leave this man alone, is there any of you who has not made a promise and disapoint?
I k we it will come to this baba is a professor of literature so let me give him the benefit of doubt and say it was a figure of speech .
But this lawyer telling him to go to jail… I’m not understanding at all it hasn’t come to that just passing sha
Shebi una wan give this man heart attack
Seriously, if Nigerians carry this economy matter put for head like trump and Soyinka matter henhen this recession for Don end since
Wole Soyinka no fit follow una play sef?
Hahahahahaha Are U Trying To Excape From Tearing Ur #GreenCard By Hiring A #Charge_Bail Lawyer To Stop U From Doing So…
I Tell You Oga #WoleSoyi,You Lie..I Say You Lie..That Card Must Destroyed With A Sharp Scissors By You…
Is that is excuses. …….. lies…..Nigeria is visa free no body gonna pressure u if you do anything. ..
good for him …
LIARS, na yr papa give am green card?
Na by force 2 tear am, person no dey joke abi?
Na over reaction dey worry dt lawyer
Oga you day lie jo