Soyinka considers reapplying for US green card after Trump's conviction

Professor Wole Soyinka, the recipient of the Nobel Prize, has stated that he may reapply to have his permanent residency in the US restored in light of former US President Donald Trump's conviction.

On Thursday, Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of fabricating financial documents to conceal a payment intended to hush Stormy Daniels, the porn star.

In 2016, Soyinka vowed to destroy his US green card in the event that 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.

Given that this insignificant, sentimental act garnered so much attention at the time, allow me to respond to the question before it is posed: I may decide to file for the reinstatement of my Permanent Residence card, also referred to as the "Green Card."

Perhaps," the statement stated in part. The Trump verdict, according to Soyinka, is a "daybreak on a new democratic promise" and a "clear warning" that the "clamor for equity breaks down the stoutest gates on guard across the citadel of impunity."

This is the dawn of a new era of democracy for millions of people in suffering regions of the world, including us in large portions of Africa.

The word of caution is very apparent. Eventually, the noise of fairness topples the most impenetrable barriers protecting the fortress of impunity."

The Trump scandal also poses a challenge—a call to readiness and resolve. Secular, military, or theocratic-installed fascists will misunderstand this and use it as justification to batten down and 'crackdown' in self-defense.

"In our global village, humanity is "not yet Uhuru," far from it. Still, a celebration seems sense, even if it's small-scale, "he wrote.

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.

Trump was unsuccessful in his reelection quest 2020 following his defeat to Joe Biden. He had since then, faced several legal issues, some of which he was convicted on Thursday.

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."

"For millions in anguished parts of the world, certainly for us in vast swathes of the African continent, this is daybreak on a new democratic promise. The warning is clear. sooner or later, the clamour of equity breaks down the stoutest gates on guard across the citadel of impunity.

"The Trump debacle is a challenge also, a call to preparedness and steadfastness. Installed and putative fascisms - secular, military or theocratic - will extract from this only the wrong lessons, batten down and 'crackdown' in self-protection.

"It is "Not yet Uhuru", not anywhere close for humanity in our global village. Nonetheless, a celebration, albeit in a minor key, is justified," he wrote.