Gumsu Sani Abacha responds to Prof. Wole Soyinka’s remark about her father


Nobel laureate prof. Wole Soyinka said sharing the Centenary Award with late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, is an insult. One of his daughters, Gumsu Sani Abacha has responded to the remark on her Facebook page……..

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