Soyinka's Controversial Comments on "Obidients" Spark Disagreement and Criticism.
Former Nigerian senator Shehu Sani and musician Charly Boy have weighed in on the controversy surrounding comments made by literature icons Wole Soyinka and Chimamanda Adichie on Nigerian politics. Soyinka criticised supporters of former presidential candidate Peter Obi, while Adichie urged US President Joe Biden not to congratulate President-elect Bola Tinubu. Sani said the criticisms had put the literary giants in the ring of Nigeria's political battle, while Charly Boy criticised Soyinka, saying he could never be the man Chinua Achebe was.