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Soyinka Warns Nigerians Against Obasanjo, Accuses Him Of Supporting ‘A Devil’ As Nigeria President
Soyinka Warns Nigerians Against Obasanjo‘s Double Standard, Accuses Him Of Supporting ‘A Devil’ As Nigeria’s President
Soyinka has attacked former President Olusegun Obasanjo again, saying he is supporting a man he called ‘a devil’ several years ago to become Nigeria’s president.
The Nobel Laureate who was a panelist at the event tagged, ‘Nigeria 2019: Countering Fake News,’ organised by BBC News, charged Nigerians to be wary of Obasanjo who pretended to be the conscience of the nation.
Though Soyinka did not mention names, but his utterances ostensibly refers to Obasanjo and his former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar.
Punch quoted Soyinka as saying that if the former leader had been referring to a certain person (Atiku) for eight years as a devil and is now telling Nigerians to vote for the devil, then there was a reason for Nigerians to express some doubt.
According to Soyinka,
“We have got to develop a very healthy scepticism. If someone in a position of power for eight years has lectured a nation for eight years and after that continued year after year to continue to direct the minds of a whole nation in one direction, only saying ‘this is Lucifer from hell’ for eight years in office and several more years out of office, saying this is Lucifer and then one day he changed his left hand and says behold your redeemer, which of the two is fake news?”.
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DB
January 9, 2019 at 8:35 PM
Obasanjo believes he is all in all in Nigerian matters. Unfortunately for him, he is the cause of all the confusion the present democrazy is going through. A confusionist that cannot manage his home that wantsmto keep dictatting what o do to Nigerians. Didnt he tear his PDP ticket in 2015, saying he was no longer interested in partisan politics? We can see how far he has stayed away
Omoh Israel
January 9, 2019 at 10:23 PM
Obasanjo shame on you. Elder stateman with no genuine love for his country.
You have failed already.
Guy hunter
January 10, 2019 at 1:40 AM
You are all *****rd ,Soyinka is happy now because Ameachi is given him share every month f** you man
Guy Hunter
January 10, 2019 at 2:04 AM
People should rise up to support Kayode Fayemi,Raji Fashola and Rotimi Akeredolu as the best leader so far in the south West,i hope one among this young sharp can be our president come 2023.They hate oppression,they are honest and humble unlike Drug pusher Thiefnubu.
Kemi Killer
January 10, 2019 at 3:12 AM
Both Atiku and Buhari does not have anything to offer Nigerians. People say Buhari will not steal but he is surrounded by thieves and he keeps quiet to their stealing. He does nothing than to blame PDP for his poor performance. Atiku was the VP for 8 years,there was money and the economy was better than the Mr INNOCENT. Who are the people in APC today,the same thieves of PDP. They are all animals in human skin. I will say all this old people to go home and farm.
Fifelomo
January 10, 2019 at 6:04 AM
Birds of the same feathers…. Kettle calling pot black.
Gertrude
January 10, 2019 at 6:29 AM
No b lie………Obansanjo shud go n rest na………let him leave Nigeria alone ……..plx u people shud advice him to act mature lik IBB n stay clear of politics make we for kn whr we dy biko…..he is just too everywhr to b liking……