Professor Wole Soyinka has denied comments
attributed to him concerning the voting
pattern of the Igbo in the March 28
presidential election.
The report, published by TheCable, alleged that
he accused the Igbo of voting according to their
“stomachs”.
In an angry response to the story, Soyinka said in
a statement: “I have just read a statement
attributed to me on something called The CABLE,
a news outlet, evidently one of the Internet
infestations. My lecture at the Hutchins Centre,
Harvard University, was video recorded.
“Anyone who believes what I am alleged to have
said must be a slowpoke – repeat, a slowpoke. It is
demeaning, sickening and boring to have to deal
with these cowards who cannot fight their own
battles but must fasten their imbecilic
pronouncements on others.
“Only the mentally retarded will credit this
comment attributed to me regarding the Ndigbo
voting pattern in the last elections. I strongly
suspect the author of this despicable concoction,
and may make a further statement, once the
source is verified.”