Jonathan Was Caged - Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, in a new interview said that former President Goodluck Jonathan was becoming authoritarian while in office“ when asked by the interviewers if Jonathan was caged, he answered, “Correct.
 
There are forces around Jonathan, you put your fingers around it, which he himself does not understand and that is why I stressed that, you’ve got to choose your circle of advisers very carefully, when you are in charge. He’s been caged; things are going on in his ministry that he did not know about.”

He stressed, for instance, that the former President did not know that King of Morocco had withdrawn his ambassador to Nigeria in March, 2015 until a week later.

He further stated that the former leader surrounded himself with corrupt individuals.

“When it comes to the issue of corruption, Jonathan surrounds himself with certain unsavoury characters and that is something you don’t have to do if you are in charge,” he said.