Nigerian playwright, theatre director, Wole Oguntokun, is dead

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“I directed your first ever performance story ‘, Who is Afraid of Wole Soyinka’ at various theatres, including The prestigious Muson Centre, which the great Wole Soyinka himself graced.” “Is it a coincidence that you chose to leave on the day the world celebrated the world theatre day? Laspapi, our Jojo, I’ll miss you so much,” he said.

He also produced the television show on current affairs ‘The Cutting Edge’, aired on MBI in 2002, and Season II of the ‘Pan-African talk show Moments’ with Mo. He briefly produced Season IV as well. He was also a member of the Governing Council of the Committee for Relevant Art , a leading Arts and Culture Advocacy Group in Nigeria.

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