2027 : Peter Obi not fit to lead Nigeria – Soyinka tells LP presidential Candidate not to contest coming elections
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has once again criticized Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, stating that Obi is “unfit” to lead Nigeria.
In a recent interview, Soyinka accused Obi of inciting his supporters, known as ‘Obidients,’ to attack him and others with differing views online during the 2023 presidential campaign.
“It has to do with education. I didn’t read all these insults from the Obidient Movement, but some links were sent to me, especially when facts were ‘being manufactured’,” Soyinka said. “When I read these things, I was disgusted. There’s no other word for it. I really was disgusted and I know that it was orchestrated.”
“I know that there is a relay mechanism, triggered into action by those who control what we call the trolls of the Internet. So, my disgust and contempt were immense. I just went about my business because anyone who thinks they can stop me from telling the truth as I see it needs to have their head examined. It’s as elementary as that.”
“But it is depressing to see those who aspired to be political leaders encouraging that kind of behavior in the youth.
It reminded me of the expression, ‘They don’t know what they’re doing’. Those who sow the wind will…”
