Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has disowned a statement on social media linking him to the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu.

The social media post also purportedly indicated that the elder statesman described the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, in uncharitable words.

The statement read, “Quote me anywhere, Nigerians don’t need the likes of Atiku and Obasanjo to lead them again. We have tested the two: Atiku is corrupt and Obasanjo is a liar. Both of them are greedy and self-centered…”

“Anybody, any cabal, any Viju milk activist, attempting to humiliate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu must have me to contend with. An average PDP man is angry with Asiwaju because he brought them to their knees. If anyone thinks that bringing down Asiwaju is his project, that mission will not only crash but it will boomerang. He owns Lagos! I hear you! Ask your grandfather and parents how they acquired your so-called family land. Is it God that allocated it to them?”

Reacting to the post, the playwright in an email to our correspondent on Sunday said, “Professor Soyinka did NOT at any time or on any occasion issue such a statement. It is simply the works of peddlers of fake news and falsehood, who profit from Misinformation to gain political advantages. The media and members of the public are advised to ignore the message or any other political message that addresses or targets any political party or political actor.’’

In the past, doctored videos and distorted statements had been credited to the essayist which he distanced himself from.

In one of his responses to the fake posts, Soyinka noted that one can continue to monitor and respond to the concoctions of the addicts of falsehood, and their assiduous promoters who had yet to learn to wipe the filth off their tablets.

vicdom:
yarimo, Why are you not sleeping? E be like say u be bot ooo. There's no time of the day or night that you won't be online, nawa ooo

yarimo:
SOYINKA your endorsement has no Political value to APC, Chanel that your valueless endorsement to PETER OBI who can bribe CAN for endorsement.

yarimo:
Hehehehe you want to post fake news and defamation of APC candidates and you realized I am online abi ?

yarimo:
SOYINKA your endorsement has no Political value to APC, Chanel that your valueless endorsement to PETER OBI who can bribe CAN for endorsement.

CoronaVirusRelo:
His Excellence, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presently been over-endorsed.

We thank everyone who intends to still endorse his candidacy, and believe that, even without their endorsement, Asiwaju will get the dividends of democracy to their doorsteps.

Mystic216:

Endorsed by people like…

Kabaka
Asari Dokugbo
Niger delta militants
Lagos Agberos
Bandits
Murics

Just look at people that are endorsing someone you are vying to be your president

God forbid Bat thing

Obi 2023

CoronaVirusRelo:


Be patient! You will be humbled very soon!

yarimo:
SOYINKA your endorsement has no Political value to APC, Chanel that your valueless endorsement to PETER OBI who can bribe CAN for endorsement.

Mystic216:


I rather vote for Kola Abiola than vote for your urine human industry

Mystic216:


I rather vote for Kola Abiola than vote for your urine human industry

OyeofIkoTuN:
Make this soyinka man rest in jesus name...

Literature no be food..

amuwo1980:

That’s coming from a dunce

OyeofIkoTuN:


And being spewed by a slave

KingOfTheDamned:
DID I SAY IT!!

Tinubu and his iliterate supporters are desperate now, they are busy posting fake stories everywhere of structures being collapsed into APC..
.ITS ALL LIES, NOW THEY ARE TRYING FAKE ENDORSEMENT..

TINUBU IS FINISHED HE SHOULD SYEP DOWN BEFORE SATURDAY

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

yarimo:
SOYINKA your endorsement has no Political value to APC, Chanel that your valueless endorsement to PETER OBI who can bribe CAN for endorsement.

yarimo:
SOYINKA your endorsement has no Political value to APC, Chanel that your valueless endorsement to PETER OBI who can bribe CAN for endorsement.