Soyinka's Waves

You re good in current affairs right?"

"Not much but I can try "

"The first skyscraper in Africa "

"Every body knows that "

"You don't know it.Say it"

"Okay Cocoa house formerly known as "Ile awon égbè" meaning the house of farmers  .it is commissioned in 1965 owned by odua group of companies.See a subsidiary of odua group of companies actually owned the building and located in 1 Oba adebimpe avenue ,in Ibadan.It was gutted by fire in 1985 repaired in 1992."

"Good at least you get it but if I ask you so many questions around it you would nt be able to tell me"

"Like what ?"

"Who owns the building?"

"Wemabod.Dont you know same wemabod controls the first skyscraper in Lagos island?"

"Really how many stories?"

"About 20 stories and occupy the building as their headquarters."

"Interesting.Who is the first black president of international theater association?"

"Of course it was whole SOYINKA.infsct before he got the Nobel in 1986 he was already in Paris with that position."

"When he did wrote the first play?"

"Uhmmmm you don't know it so why are you asking me?"

"You can't even answer."

"I guess you don't know it . Answer the question your self . Something you don't know you re asking me."

"What kind of embarrassment is that?*

"I know you don't know it.I swear if you get I will give you a million dollars immediately I will transfer it."

"I know you hail from the richest in Nigeria you have the money but you don't insult people mature people."

"See you maturity for knowledge that is so broad as eternity.You re joking right .Tell me .I know what you will say"

"You said I don't know the independent play ."

"Which independent play?You don't even know the name You see yourself.You see now I was right you don't know it."

"Dance of the forest"

"Is that your final answer?"

"Of course I told you .don't ask questions about what you don't know.He had a play before that.That play came in 1960 but the invention the first play came in 1957."

"Yeah you re right "as he Googled instantaneously"and the first to be produced at the royal court theatre.The first African to stage a play there at the royal court too."

"Exactly."

"Did you know that Achebe wrote before Soyinka?"

"You Igbo have started again What re you driving at ?"

"He wrote this things fall apart before Soyinka 's forest.They never Born Soyinka self before Achebe wrote that masterpiece"

"Keep your shut.He wrote things fall apart in1958 same year Soyinka wrote Swamp Dwellers that play and also wrote the first play for Nigerian television or the first play in Africa on any television stations "

"Name please educate my ignorance "

"My Father's burden directed by late ambasador  segun olusola."

"I think I cannot beat in Literature ."

You know same time he published things fall apart Soyinka wrote my next neighbor and he founded pyrate confraternity in 1952 with six others in Nigeria.Now a million members and inspired a million boys by tinubu."

"Uhmmmm.Soyinka has no equal"