Kingsley Moghalu, the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress in the 2019 general elections, has cautioned supporters of Labour Party flag-bearer, Peter Obi, for criticising Professor Wole Soyinka over his remarks on the 2023 elections.
Soyinka, in a recent interview, had likened Obi’s supporters popularly called ‘OBIdients’ to fascism — a comment that has since stirred reactions on social media.
Reacting to the ongoing brouhaha on socials, Moghalu described the Nobel laureate as a “principled fighter for justice not only in Nigeria but around the world”.
The banker also recalled how Soyinka in the buildup to the 2019 elections endorsed him describing the moment as a great honour in his life.
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is a principled fighter for justice in our country and around the world.
He is a phenomenon that unlettered and uncultured people may not fully understand in an age of lazy social media in which many don’t read or think deep.
His (Soyinka) endorsement of my 2019 presidential candidacy in my short-lived but impactful foray into Nigerian electoral politics remains one of the greatest honors of my life.
I view very dimly any criticism of him simply because he’s OBJECTIVE. He survived dictators. He will survive you
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is a principled fighter for justice in our country and around the world. He is a phenomenon that unlettered and uncultured people may not fully understand in an age of lazy social media in which many don’t read or think deep.
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