Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has said that he may reapply for the restoration of his permanent residency in the United States following the conviction of former US President, Donald Trump.
Trump was on Thursday, convicted on each of the 34 charges of falsifying business records to hide a payment meant to silence porn star Stormy Daniels.
Soyinka in 2016, promised to destroy his US green card if Donald Trump won the US elections.
The prolific playwright later confirmed carrying out his threat after Trump defeated Hilary Clinton, to become the 45th President of the United States of America.
In reaction to Trump’s conviction in a statement on Thursday, Soyinka said he may reapply for his green card, considering the initial attention it got.
“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 partly.
Soyinka went on to describe the verdict on Trump, as a “daybreak on a new democratic promise”, saying it was a “clear warning” that the “clamour for equity breaks down the stoutest gates on guard across the citadel of impunity.”
