Soyinka expressed to President Chen that the world is full of wonder and that you learn new things wherever you go. Nigeria and Taiwan have similar backgrounds and have traveled the same path; both opposed authoritarianism, fought for freedom, and now enjoy political liberty.
索因卡向陳總統表示，世界真奇妙，到處都可學習，台灣與奈及利亞在反對獨裁、爭取自由、享受自由上，有著類似的背景與過程，奈及利亞獨裁者死了，他還活著。