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The Labour Party (LP) on Tuesday says it is the people of Nigeria and not Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka that will determine who is the best man to lead the country.

The party was responding to an interview granted by Soyinka where he urged Peter Obi, the LP presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections not to run for president in 2027 for the sake of the nation.

Describing Obi as someone who is unfit to lead, Soyinka had claimed that Obi asked his followers known as Obidients to attack him and others with opposing views online in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election.

However, speaking with TheScrutinyNG, Yunusa Tanko who is the Chief Spokesperson of Obi-Datti and Director of the Media, Labour Party (LP), says while Soyinka is entitled to his opinion, he should allow Nigerians decide whether Obi is qualified to lead or not.

“Inasmuch as I don’t want to engage the revered professor Wole Soyinka, I think that particular statement from him was poorly managed. He is entitled to his opinion but it is the people of Nigeria that will decide whether Obi is fit or unfit to lead the country”.

“It is Nigerians, especially the teeming youths of this country that will decide who is the best to lead them. We have been saddled with a lot of responsibility of enthroning good governance in Nigeria”.

“I have led a protest that Prof. Wole Soyinka was right behind us. At that time, we are protesting on the need for the respect of our constitution under the Save Nigeria Group. I led the particular demonstration and Prof. Soyinka stood a very hard stance against the government”.

“Here we are today, Nigerians are wallowing in abject poverty, economic hardship and can barely survive. However, Professor Soyinka has not issued any statement concerning that. I think he has a right to his opinion but he should know that it is Nigerians who will determine the best person to lead them”.
https://thescrutinyng.com/index.php/2024/05/27/2027-let-nigerians-decide-the-best-man-to-lead-them-lp-tells-soyinka/

Only in Nigeria will a founder of cultism have a voice.

To think that Wole Soyinka fought Abacha tyranny, only to turn around to become something else by supporting two disasters polarised on ethno-regional sentiments is really a pity.

Bitter obi will only rule biafra.

LP ! Una still dery mind that Eeedddiiioottt cultist 😡😡😡

Until now I never believe prof is tribalistic the same person that called Jonathan Nebuchadnezzar and the wife hippopotamus is now keeping quiet in this bulabu government. Tribalism is a disease

Unfortunately, that may not happen in Nigeria except we have a non-partisan INEC

If na white people weyi know very well be black people, by now, the white haired cultist for don collect wotowoto from an angry mom whose son was a victim of cultism which the white haired cultist brought to Nigeria!

Our mamis them never remember this rice hustler Sha!

Bigkoko:
If na white people weyi know very well be black people, by now, the white haired cultist for don collect wotowoto from an angry mom whose son was a victim of cultism which the white haired cultist brought to Nigeria!

Our mamis them never remember this rice hustler Sha!

Very true the mothers would have definitely come together to sue the yeye proff. for creating something that has cut down the lives of many promising youths.

Nobody should take Prof Gbajue seriously especially after supporting Buhari and the illegitimate president Tinubu.

It shows that, even though he is learned, he has low electoral knowledge!

Do you know that those mothers have probable cause to sue the white haired cultist for been accomplice to a deadly organisation strange to Nigeria and one actually started by the White haired cultist.... with petitions even his yeye Nobel prize would be withdrawn. Infact make 2027 dey progress and G-d keep us alive, we go reason this white haired cultist matter!

Mrexcell:
Very true the mothers would have definitely come together to sue the yeye proff. for creating something that has cut down the lives of many promising youths.

Nigerians will gladly choose Tinubu again in 2027