Obi-Datti Movement Responds to Soyinka’s Call for TV Debate; Declares Readiness
The Obi-Datti Movement has declared its readiness to engage in a television debate with Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.
Spokesperson of the Obi-Datti Movement, Prof. Chris Nwakobia while responding to Soyinka’s invite for a debate on Saturday during an interview on Arise TV, said that the supporters of Labour Party, (LP) otherwise known as ‘Obidients,’ and the party’s Vice Presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed are equal to the task to take on the Prof.
He said:
“Oh yes, he will and effectively so. The least of the Obidients can take up that debate and do profoundly.
“I know Prof. Wole Soyinka, I know he will not go for that debate because the point is that history is replete with facts and figures”.
Speaking further, he noted that either Datti Baba-Ahmed or indeed, the least of the Obidients would square off with Soyinka if he dares to come out.
According to Nwakobia, Soyinka would not dare come out for the debate saying that the Nobel laureate, who he described as his mentor, goofed in siding with the alleged oppressors of the people.
The Obi-Datti Movement spokesperson, however, defended the assertions of Datti Baba-Ahmed, who had said it would be illegal to swear in Tinubu upon the fact that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidate did not win one-quarter of the votes in Abuja as stipulated in the constitution.
Nwakobia, while maintaining his believe that Soyinka might sly the debate with any member of the Obi-Datti Movement, revealed an historical account of how Soyinka had stormed a radio station in 1965 in a bid to reject the announcement of Akintola as the winner of an election.
“Do you know that some of us see him as our mentor because he understands the fact that disobedience upon an unjust law is indeed the greatest respect for law.
“In 1965 or so with a gun he invaded a radio station and refused the announcement of Akintola as the winner of an election. History is such a beautiful spectacle and I implore my egbon and the esteemed laureate to oblige the young people who are saying that on the mandate given to Peter Obi to stand.”
“When those who are merchants in electoral larceny took their mandate with hot coal they can’t close their hands because we are going to take it in the court.” He added.
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