In light of former US President Donald Trump’s conviction, Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has indicated that he may file a petition to have his permanent residency in the US reinstated, according to Channels Television. On Thursday, Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying financial records to hide a payment meant to silence porn star Stormy Daniels.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
In 2016, Soyinka vowed to destroy his US green card if Donald Trump won the presidential election.
After Trump emerged victorious over Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States of America, the renowned dramatist subsequently acknowledged that he had carried out his threat.
After losing to Joe Biden in the 2020 election, Trump was not successful in his attempt to win reelection.
Since then, he has dealt with a number of legal problems, some of which resulted in his conviction on Thursday.
Soyinka responded to Trump’s conviction in a statement on Thursday, stating that given the initial attention it received, he might reapply for his green card.
“Seeing that this trite, personal gesture attracted such inordinate attention at the time, let me answer the question before it is asked: Yes, I may choose to apply for restoration of my card of Permanent Residence, known as the Green Card. Possibly,” the statement said.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>