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PDJT:
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-You’re not properly educated, hence a victim of the Zoo. Fiction supersedes Science.

-Go and educate yourself. Start by reading up on the main ideas of the enlightenment era (18th century), which gave birth to science.

-The ability of the Western societies to understand Fiction is the reason why they’re still ahead of all civilization. #Fact.

If Nigeria is a Zoo, your parents are in the Zoo. Only animals live in Zoos, that means your parents are . . . .

edo3:
Yes o my brother,, the bandit was even comparing us with countries that have provided pallatiaves before the lockdowns..

Can't you guys just say the truth and free your conscience for once ...Wole Soyinka is wrong and the reply from Garba shehu serves him right .


we are talking of human lives not playwriting ...Soyinka statement if not addressed this way can cost the country countless lives ...he is an opinion leader hence should not make careless statements in an area where he is not a professional

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APCNig:
If Nigeria is a Zoo, your parents are in the Zoo. Only animals live in Zoos, that means your parents are . . . .

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-Hehehe

-Did I hit a nerve? I thought I was even pulling my punches by calling it the Zoo. The Jungle would have been more appropriate.

Is this not the same Garba Shehu that asked why all newspapers had corona virus as cover page now saying corona virus is like a war!

It shows how slow or confused these guys are. Anything to be antagonistic.

Antoeni:
The Presidency has enjoined Nigerians to trust information coming from scientists and medical specialists as regard issues concerning virus diseases, instead of listening to Professors of Literary writings.
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, gave the advice while reacting to comments made by Prof. Wole Soyinka, on legal status of 14-day lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday.

The presidential aide advised Soyinka to write a play on the coronavirus pandemic, after this emergency is over, rather than attacking measures put in place to tackle the spread of the deadly disease.

”In the meantime, we ask the people of Nigeria to trust the words of our doctors and scientists – and not fiction writers – at this time of national crisis.”


The statement read in part: “Yesterday, the esteemed Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, made comments on the legal status and description of 14-day lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Professor Soyinka is not a medical professor. His qualifications are in English literature, and his prizes are for writing books and plays for theatres.

”He is, of course, entitled to his opinions – but that is exactly all they are: semantics, not science. They cannot – and should not – therefore be judged as professional expertise in this matter in any shape or form.

“Across the world – from parts of the United States and China to countries including the United Kingdom and France, government-mandated lockdowns are in place to slow and defeat the spread of coronavirus.

”All have been declared, and all have been made necessary, based on medical and scientific evidence. The guidance of the Nigerian Government’s medical specialists is to advise the same.

“Professor Soyinka has also declared, doubtless based on his specialism as a playwright, that: “We are not in a war emergency’’.

Eminent scientists say otherwise:

“Dr Richard Hatchett, Head of the International Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (and former Director of the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority) has said, ‘War is an appropriate analogy’.

“Professor Anthony Fauci, Director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force has said of the battle against the pandemic: ‘It’s almost like the fog of war’.

“As for the legality of the lockdown, the Government of Nigeria’s primary duty in law and action is the defence of the people of Nigeria. We face a global pandemic. Nigeria is now affected.

”The scientific and medical guidance the world over is clear: the way to defeat the virus is to halt its spread through limitation of movement of people.

“Perhaps Wole Soyinka may write a play on the coronavirus pandemic, after this emergency is over. In the meantime, we ask the people of Nigeria to trust the words of our doctors and scientists – and not fiction writers – at this time of national crisis,’’ the presidential aide said.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2020/04/presidency-replies-soyinka-urges-nigerians-to-trust-scientists-not-fiction-writers/amp/

The names of the scientists Garba Shehu is calling is a direct indictment of Nigeria. We have no epidemiologists to refer to.

No one can explain why we only have two deaths and 174 cases. If garba shehu spent more time getting people tested, one might be able to take him seriously

Lol. Garba Shehu has finished Soyinka.

babytoun:
Can't you guys just say the truth and free your conscience for once ...Wole Soyinka is wrong and the reply from Garba shehu serves him right .


we are talking of human lives not playwriting ...Soyinka statement if not addressed this way can cost the country countless lives ...he is an opinion leader hence should not make careless statements in an area where he is not a professional

Very true