Wole Soyinka, playwright and Nobel laureate, says the viral
social media post which claimed he endorsed Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is not from him.
The social media post also claimed the playwright called
former President Olusegun Obasanjo a liar and Atiku Abubakar, the former
vice-president, a corrupt politician.
“Quote me anywhere, Nigerians don’t need the likes of Atiku
and Obasanjo to lead them again. We have tasted the two: Atiku is corrupt and
Obasanjo is a liar. Both of them are greedy and self-centered,” the social
media post read in part.
“Anybody, any cabal, any Viju milk activist, attempting to
humiliate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu must have me to contend with. An average
PDP man is angry with Asiwaju because he brought them to their knees.”
But in a statement, on Sunday, Soyinka said he never made
the comments at any time.
“Professor Soyinka did NOT at any time or on any occasion
issue such a statement. It is simply the work of peddlers of fake news and
falsehood, who profit from misinformation to gain political advantages,” the
playwright said.
“The media and members of the public are advised to ignore
the message or any other political message that addresses or targets any
political party or political actor.”
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