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Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, says he will assess the administration of President Bola Tinubu after his one year in office.

Soyinka spoke on Sunday after he paid a courtesy visit to Tinubu in Lagos.

Speaking with journalists, Soyinka said based on his usual practice for assessment of Nigeria’s presidents, he will only assess Tinubu’s administration after one year in office.

Soyinka said he had observed that Nigeria’s presidents usually commence their administrations from “lower than ground zero”.

“Something you may have noticed about me is that most heads of state, when they take office, I always leave them alone for about the first year,” Soyinka said.

“I don’t know if you have noticed that because they need… I know when they come in, they don’t start from ground zero.

“They often start even lower than ground zero and they have to make up.

“So I have this personal policy, whether it is Obasanjo, Jonathan or Buhari, in the first year, I will never say anything.

“So, I’m adopting the same principle this time. At the end of one year, ask the same question again and listen to my answer.”

Soyinka added that he had asked Tinubu not to contest for president in 2023 and to leave the political scene for young Nigerians.