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politics2 years ago•3 min saved

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.

via Premium Times|

#charly-boy #chimamanda-adichie #nigerian-politics

politics2 years ago•5 min saved

Soyinka speaks out against political intolerance and comparisons to Achebe.

Playwright and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has criticized the fascist language used by the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, who attempted to dictate judgment to the Supreme Court during a Channels TV interview on the presidential election won by the All Progressives Congress. Soyinka also condemned voter suppression in some polling units in Lagos State during the governorship and House of Assembly poll. He further criticized the Obidients, supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who are currently challenging the poll result in court. Soyinka offered to engage with Datti Baba-Ahmed or any nominee of his on Channels TV's platform without the intervention of media trolls.

via Punch Newspapers|

#channels-tv #nigerian-politics #obidients