The United States government has revoked the visa of nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.

The scholar announced this at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, on Tuesday.

He said he was unaware of any wrongdoing that could have warranted the revocation.

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“It is necessary for me to hold this conference so that people in the United States who are expecting me for this event or that event do not waste their time.”

“I have no visa; I am banned, obviously, from the United States. And if you want to see me, you know where to find me,” he said.

According to Soyinka, the US Consulate informed him of the revocation via a letter.

“I’m still looking into my past history… I don’t have any past criminal record or even a felony or misdemeanour to qualify for the revocation. I’ve started looking back—have I ever misbehaved toward the United States of America? Do I have a history? Have I been convicted? Have I gone against the law anywhere?”

Soyinka has been very critical of Trump.
In the buildup to Trump’s first White House run, Soyinka had said he would destroy his green card if Trump was declared winner of the presidential election in US.

Following the victory of Trump, the scholar followed through on this promise and stayed away from the US.

However, after Trump was convicted during his move to return to the White House, Soyinka indicated that he may reapply for permanent residency in the United States.