Renowned Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has expressed strong views against the suitability of Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, to lead Nigeria.

In a recent interview with Noble Nigeria, Soyinka noted the behaviour of Obi’s supporters, known as ‘Obidients’, during the 2023 general elections as a key indicator of his unfitness for leadership.

Soyinka criticised Obi for not curbing his supporters’ aggressive online behaviour towards those with opposing views, suggesting this failure demonstrates a lack of leadership capability.

The 89-year-old playwright and activists also accused Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, of encouraging these attacks against dissenting voices, including himself.

Soyinka further argued that Obi’s actions and the conduct of his followers showed a lack of readiness to lead a diverse and complex society like Nigeria, insisting that the former Anambra governor was in control of internet trolls prior to the 2023 election.

He said, “I hope for the sake of the nation that he doesn’t express interest in the next election because for me as a leader if there was any proof that he was unfit to lead that country, it’s in the conduct which he encouraged among his followers. I know for a fact, and I can give you an instance that proves that he was in control of those forces.

“But it is for me a sad phenomenon, especially for those who want to lead a multi-texture society, different religions, different ethnic groups, different world views and who actually want to preside over sub-groups as one, it means that have already declared themselves incompetent to lead such entity and that’s it.”

The Nobel Laureate further expressed his disappointment at Obi’s honesty and transparency, indicating that such behaviour casts doubt on his leadership qualities.

Soyinka recounted Obi’s first visit to him during the months leading to the presidential election, stressing that the LP candidate’s public statements contradicted the events at that meeting.

He said, “It’s simply because when he first came to visit me, you know, he did come at one time. And I watched him. I watched his actions and body language. It seemed to be very conciliatory.

“I remember the moment when he took out his (mobile device) after he made a statement like ‘Oh don’t worry. You don’t have anything to worry about these people. He was talking about ‘Obidients’. I remember he took out his phone, and he typed a message there. I was watching him very closely, I didn’t say a thing. And after that, everything seemed to be nice and cosy.

“And I saw and I read his statement about that meeting afterwards. The statement was a contrast to what actually happened, what we discussed, and I mentioned it in my response. It was a misrepresentation of what happened, and I made sure that I put a statement out saying ‘No, I’m sorry, this is not what was said. This language never came into it”.

https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/national/peter-obi-unfit-to-lead-nigeria-soyinka/

after one year of renewed shege.

There is one trait common among them: insults.

Before many of them became Obidients, Wole Soyinka and Doyin Okupe were the chief promoters of the Obi brand.

As soon as they came, they started branding hatred, insults and religious war.

Today, they call Soyinka a cultist and even wish he'd not die well. Wole Soyinka called them fascists! Was he wrong? What is fascism?

fascism: political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism

Many of them are filled with bile, hate and bitterness. They led protests to ask for military intervention after they lost election. They deployed insults thinking it was a useful tool for political manipulation.

They deservedly lost.

You'd also find many of them on the streets of Nairaland. There is one cretinous troll, who goes from thread to thread to attack people who don't swing to his myopic, ill-conceived, ill-advised, retrogressive, warped, and demented views. He accuses others of being paid and claims to be the saint of moral probity.

These fascists are all over the place. Their modus operandi is to fabricate a foolish idea in their brains, iterate it as truth and start insulting others who refuse to bow to their psychosis.

The essence of democracy is supporting whoever we want. Those who cannot accept that and go about insulting others for not supporting what they support are not materials to lead others.

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amoreobansu:
Renowned Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has expressed strong views against the suitability of Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, to lead Nigeria.

In a recent interview with Noble Nigeria, Soyinka noted the behaviour of Obi’s supporters, known as ‘Obidients’, during the 2023 general elections as a key indicator of his unfitness for leadership.

Soyinka criticised Obi for not curbing his supporters’ aggressive online behaviour towards those with opposing views, suggesting this failure demonstrates a lack of leadership capability.

The 89-year-old playwright and activists also accused Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, of encouraging these attacks against dissenting voices, including himself.

Soyinka further argued that Obi’s actions and the conduct of his followers showed a lack of readiness to lead a diverse and complex society like Nigeria, insisting that the former Anambra governor was in control of internet trolls prior to the 2023 election.

He said, “I hope for the sake of the nation that he doesn’t express interest in the next election because for me as a leader if there was any proof that he was unfit to lead that country, it’s in the conduct which he encouraged among his followers. I know for a fact, and I can give you an instance that proves that he was in control of those forces.

“But it is for me a sad phenomenon, especially for those who want to lead a multi-texture society, different religions, different ethnic groups, different world views and who actually want to preside over sub-groups as one, it means that have already declared themselves incompetent to lead such entity and that’s it.”

The Nobel Laureate further expressed his disappointment at Obi’s honesty and transparency, indicating that such behaviour casts doubt on his leadership qualities.

Soyinka recounted Obi’s first visit to him during the months leading to the presidential election, stressing that the LP candidate’s public statements contradicted the events at that meeting.

He said, “It’s simply because when he first came to visit me, you know, he did come at one time. And I watched him. I watched his actions and body language. It seemed to be very conciliatory.

“I remember the moment when he took out his (mobile device) after he made a statement like ‘Oh don’t worry. You don’t have anything to worry about these people. He was talking about ‘Obidients’. I remember he took out his phone, and he typed a message there. I was watching him very closely, I didn’t say a thing. And after that, everything seemed to be nice and cosy.

“And I saw and I read his statement about that meeting afterwards. The statement was a contrast to what actually happened, what we discussed, and I mentioned it in my response. It was a misrepresentation of what happened, and I made sure that I put a statement out saying ‘No, I’m sorry, this is not what was said. This language never came into it”.

https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/national/peter-obi-unfit-to-lead-nigeria-soyinka/

This grandfather of cultism once said Tinubu gifted him a house after he returned from exile,so that was his price...
So nobody should be surprised by his comments.

This Soyinka is quite shameless. Someone paid you a courtesy visit and you were carefully monitoring his activities on his phone and even had the guts to tell it to the world. Is that how much this guy has belittled himself? That's quite petty,or was he working for Tinubu low key during that period because Balablu had gifted him a house years back?
Meanwhile he has seen the government he supports plunge the country into far more mess than they met it in 2015.
To think he was a part of those that protested against N200/$ and petrol subsidy removal.
He really deserves a Nobel prize for Hypocrisy.

Madness get levels
I have always suspected that white hair to be another level of Madness 😦😦😦

😁😁 same mouth talk se bubu na to the messiah oo😁😁.

Why should anyone believe You sef😁

Whao..

Are you sure this gbajue professor will not run mad over Obi matter

Did he Lie?

Somebody who cannot Control even his own Fascist Nazi like Supporters not to talk of Nigeria .

Entire Ethnic Groups could be deported from
their Homeland or go missing under him

Especially the ones on the Sea Coast that his supporters are still dragging with the real owners with his tacit approving silence

That is why people like Wike can never be irrelevant in Nigeria

Stupidity at it's highest form


Sad to see a once great reason this way

The Obi detractors and naysayers no dey do their own abi. Na love n kindness they take insult.

Your eyes only dey see one angle 🫣

No problem sir

The bitter grieving obi gbaju will thrown Nigeria into full fledged war and chaos if God did not save this country from those miscreants, they were ready to burn down the country for their gbajue.

Ikinternational:
Stupidity at it's highest form


Sad to see a once great reason this way

The Obi detractors and naysayers no dey do their own abi. Na love n kindness they take insult.

Your eyes only dey see one angle 🫣

No problem sir

The white bearded agbado munching prof brought cultism to Nigeria.

The chairman of social media bandits aka Peter Obi will never be the president of Nigeria

toneroforever:
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[b]This grandfather of cultism once said Tinubu gifted him a house after he returned from exile,so that was his price...
So nobody should be surprised by his comments.

evidence that Prof is right.

Only an irredeemable fool will believe soyinka and his mental dementia.