Peter Obi Finally Replies Wole Soyinka Over Comment About Being Unfit To Lead Nigeria; See What He Said In Reaction
The flagbearer of the Labour Party, LP in 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi has responded to Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, over comments about being unfit to lead Nigeria.
Recall tthat Soyinka had last month, during an interview with Journalists, said Peter Obi’ s failure to curb his supporters attacking others with opposing views online was a pointer that he is unfit to lead a country like Nigeria.
The literary icon also accused Peter Obi of encouraging ‘Obidients’ to attack him and others with opposing views online.
Responding to Soyinka, Obi, in an interview with Arise News on Wednesday, dismissed claims of inciting his supporters to attack anyone on social media.
The former governor of Anambra state said he had never, knowingly or unknowingly, asked the Obidients or the younger ones to say anything against anyone.
He said, “Quit frankly, I will not make a comment on that when Soyinka is a father, I have a policy, I don’t respond when my fathers talk. I leave it to them because when I become of their age, I want those younger generations to respect me, and I would put myself in a position to be respected.
“One of the things he also talked about was the Obidients me inciting them, I will never and I have never asked any of the Obidients or the young people to say anything bad against an elder or a priest, pastor, Imma or political office holder.
“On my competence, that is left for Nigerians, I have been a successful businessman in the private sector and I have been in the corporate world and I can say I am one of the most successful.”
Earlier, the Labour Party (LP) Vice Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Yusuf Datti Baba- Ahmed, berated Professor Wole Soyinka over his latest criticisms of his principal, Peter Obi.
speaking in an interview on Arise Television, Baba- Ahmed said Soyinka’ s latest remarks showed that he’s scared about the good things Obi will bring to Nigeria.
The LP vice presidential candidate said the playwright’ s latest criticism of his principal is an attempt to distract Obi from his fight against bad governance under the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said: “The learned elder statesman
Prof Wole Soyinka is scared in advance about what good Peter Obi will bring to Nigeria. He’s scared in advance that the end is looking very likely for his principal, for bad governance. And what Soyinka is
doing now is an attempted distraction. I beg you to excuse me from joining issues with Wole Soyinka, please”
