Tinubu-Ruto banter as food for thought, by Azu Ishiekwene

Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos Tutuola’s The Palm-Wine Drinkard. It was obvious that Ruto assumed Nigerians spoke that variety of unconventional English rendered by Tutuola in his story of magical realism from Yoruba mythology.  Yes, Tutuola’s English […] The post Tinubu-Ruto banter as food for thought, by Azu Ishiekwene appeared first on Vanguard News .

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