Soyinka distances self from Yoruba Nation agitators

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has urged Nigerians to discard a statement making the rounds on social media suggesting he is in support of the agitation for the Yoruba Nation.

In a statement issued on Thursday, June 3, the laureate called on the general public to ignore the utterances of those he described as “contemptible interlopers” who lack the courage of their conviction and thus take to Identity Theft for the furtherance of their views.

The statement added that Professor Soyinka does not express his opinions on national issues on social media except through print media.

“For a start, Wole Soyinka does not participate in Facebook, Tweet, Blog, WhatsApp, or other offerings of Social Media. Any views that he wishes to express on national and other issues routinely go through the print media,” the statement partly reads.