Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has condemned a recent comment by the Labour Party vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed regarding a pending judgment by the Supreme Court.
During an interview with Channels Television, Datti said that swearing in the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29 may be the end of democracy in Nigeria.
Datti’s comment generated controversy across the country as some supporters of Tinubu demanded his arrest.
Speaking on the matter in an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, Soyinka, said the comment was unbecoming, stressing that he has never heard such blackmailing language.
He said, “I have never heard the kind of blackmailing language that were used by Mr Datti.
“That kind of attitude, that kind of do-or-die provocation is not what I think we have been all struggling for”.
ARISEtv said: “Nearly the totality of Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed’s statement was unbecoming. Dictating to the supreme court. It is a fascistic language which alienates the people. It is unacceptable and I refuse to be a part of it – Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka.”
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