Professor Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate, has distanced himself from a viral post in which he was quoted as commenting on certain aspects of the recently concluded 2023 general elections.
WITHIN NIGERIA understands that the WhatsApp post that circulated over the weekend claimed Soyinka admitted to being a fan of Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC), and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
However, in a statement issued on Sunday, the Nobel laureate described such fake viral posts as the work of twisted minds seeking relevance for their cowardice, and he urged Nigerians to disregard the post.
Soyinka stated that he has no favourite flagbearer and does not support any of the three popular presidential candidates.
He, on the other hand, urged people to be bold enough to put their names on comments they make rather than stealing identities to give authenticity to figments of their unscrupulous minds.
He said:
Again let it be known to one and all that I did not authorize the viral post being circulated on social media. Nigerians should please disregard the post attributed to me as I never made such comments.