During his 89th birthday celebration, Nobel laureate and renowned Nigerian playwright, Professor Wole Soyinka, made a passionate appeal to the Federal Government of Nigeria, urging them to declare a national public holiday specifically for traditional worshippers in the country.
Soyinka highlighted his belief that traditionalists have long been marginalized and overlooked, and it is high time for them to receive the recognition they deserve in the nation.
He argued that just like Islam and Christianity, traditional religions also deserve annual holidays to celebrate their beliefs and traditions.
In his own words:
“We’ve had enough of being second-class citizens in this nation. It’s time for equal time and equal space. We demand public holidays.”
