"No! He Said": Wole Soyinka's Touching Tribute Poem to Nelson Mandela (VIDEO)

At the event in honour of late Nelson Mandela, which took place at the Freedom Park in Lagos, the Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, read a touching and rare poem “No He Said” devoted to the South African anti-apartheid icon.
He was given a chance to be set free, but he said “No, until the rest of my people are free”.
See more in the video below:



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