The Yoruba Consultative Forum has slammed Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, for his “undisguised campaign of calumny” against former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
In a statement by its President, Prof. Tejumade Rhodes, the YCF berated Soyinka for “revelling in a poisonous vendetta and egregious abuse” against the ex-President.
Soyinka had lately, at different functions, attacked Obasanjo, describing the ex-President as part of Nigeria’s problems, warning Nigerians to be wary of the third force being inspired by Obasanjo to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
“He (Obasanjo) frustrated the June 12 and often puts himself forward on any issue… I don’t remember any good he has done. It will be very difficult to find one. I can’t remember any at this moment,” he said.
However, the YCF said on Tuesday that with his persistent attacks on Obasanjo, Soyinka had “definitely crossed the bar of decency and civilised literary grace.”
Describing Obasanjo as a courageous leader who never failed to confront the “errant” powers, the YCF said Obasanjo ought to be nudged on as opposed to the attacks being hauled at him by Soyinka.
Courtesy: Daily Post
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