Mr Ifowodo stated, “Adieu, sir! Our world was a little better, a little more livable, because you were in it. May your kind come our way more often.”
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is expected to arrive in Nigeria Wednesday on a two-visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
The event also celebrates Mr Soyinka’s 90th birthday and the 60th anniversary of his first visit to Cuba.
“Having overcome prostate cancer, this anniversary stands as a testament to his resilience and the importance of his work.’’
The NCC described Mr Soyinka as unarguably the tallest living iroko in Nigeria’s rich literary forest and an advocate for books, reading and copyright.
Opposition over the next four years will be about everything but policy debates.
The renowned playwright paid a condolence visit to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu over the June 5 attack that left at least 40 churchgoers dead.
