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SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, IMMEDIATE PAST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE SOYINKA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ORGANISED BY THE NIGERIAN ACADEMY OF LETTERS TITLED: “SOYINKA: THE IMPERATIVE OF A PUBLIC CONSCIENCE” IN LAGOS ON THE 11TH OF JULY, 2024 I think we may all agree that this disease called a public conscience is one for which an epidemic is desperately desirable among the Nigerian elite. Because it is this affliction that might force introspection on the elite, such that we realize the responsibility that privilege places upon us. A realization that the privileged or the elite, both individually and collectively, have a responsibility, an obligation to society to plan it, organize it, order or reorder it, and above all, to make sacrifices for it, for the maximum benefit of all. This is the burden of privilege. It is their expected role to find common cause across professions, vocations, ethnicities, and faiths, defining the minimum terms and conditions for the safety, security, growth, and prosperity of the community. They define clearly what is lofty, what is noble, what is deserving of honor, and how these values can be sustained, preserved, and enforced. This is the burden of privilege. So, it is a living public conscience that enables the governing elite to fully appreciate the responsibility of planning an educational system and a relevant curriculum for a country growing at 6 million a year! So, the public conscience forces you to the conclusion that grand corruption in a country with so many poor is a crime against humanity, and we must fight it with the vehemence that such a travesty deserves. It is the public conscience that spurs the implementation of universal healthcare in a nation where over 70% pay for healthcare out of pocket because we recognize that we owe the people we govern the environment for decent lives and livelihoods. The individual and collective sacrifices required for nation-building are impossible without a public conscience. This is what enables us to discount tribe and religion and focus on the good in all. But there is a strange pall over the land, over the public conscience. There seems to be no voice anymore, perhaps it is the overload of information, the anonymity of social media; a man can hide to fight. In the good old days, you spoke your truth with your chest! And when the authorities came, that was that. Today, you can hire a crowd to support a cause, any size of a crowd if you can afford it, complete with well-printed placards and T-shirts with whatever slogan you prefer. Someone on the run from the law has a crowd; those after him have their crowd. You can hire a public affairs analyst or an expert complete with a bow tie. The government can have their own; you can have your own too. The public affairs analyst says he has never seen such a travesty of the rule of law; his opponent’s public affairs analyst praises the judiciary for their sagacity and declares a victory for the rule of law. The press offers no opinion and no analysis. Is there a retreat of the public conscience? Perhaps this is why there is still a place for a 90-year-old veteran of many battles to don his battle fatigues and arm up for a fight. At 90, Soyinka is entitled to take a back seat and watch others take on the issues, join or lead the marches, rain abuse on errant public officials, and generally be obnoxious to oppression. But it appears that the severe affliction of the public conscience has become chronic through the years and now only seems to have metastasized. He is not letting up, and he cannot till he dies because life is worth nothing if it is lived without challenging indignity and injustice. When he quoted those now immortal words: “the man dies in him who lives in the face of tyranny,” as with everything else, he stubbornly meant and still means it! Before I take my seat, I will pray for you, whether you say amen or not, that the coming years will be years of excellent health and joy for you, and in God’s good time, the Nigeria and Africa of your dreams will come in Jesus’ name. Happy Birthday, Prof. ****************** The official YouTube channel for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON. Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo is a Nigerian Lawyer and Politician who served as the Vice President of Nigeria from the 29th of May 2015 - 29th of May 2023 Follow Prof. Osinbajo online: Website: www.yemiosinbajo.ng Facebook: Professor Yemi Osinbajo Twitter: @ProfOsinbajo Instagram: @ProfOsinbajo TikTok: @ProfOsinbajo