In response to inquiries from State House Correspondents on Sunday, he made this statement in Lagos.
According to Soyinka, he had a longstanding custom with Tinubu's forerunners.
"I went to tell him not to run for politics, so it was an awkward visit when we last met five years ago. He and Atiku should go off the stage for the younger audience, I advised them. He is known as "olori kunkun," which translates to "the stubborn one." He totally disregarded my counsel.
I visited him to see how he was doing because I knew he had disregarded my counsel. I wanted to check in with him and his spouse. I came to wish them a happy Christmas as well.
As you are aware, we are longtime pals. And when I told him to "don't run," he stated it was as a buddy.
According to the Nobel Laureate, he gave the President a seven-point plan of action to advance the nation "in these trying periods."
He stated that he would prefer not to share the information he had provided, but he did add that upholding the law and the nation's constitution was crucial.
According to Soyinka, the conversation also focused on the release of certain Nigerians who had been imprisoned for upholding certain moral convictions.
He went on to say that he believes the nation's imprisonment of prisoners of consciousness would be addressed in a constructive way.
Soyinka stated that because of the red tape associated with government, he is aware that the President could not be aware of such occurrences.
"That's why I'm making this request; that's how legal infractions get resolved," he stated.