“Some Elders are overrated,” Twitter User Condemns Soyinka’s Opinion on ‘Obidients’ Refusal to Accept Criticism as Badge of Honour
A Twitter user among others has condemned and frowned at Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka’s position on the stand of the “Obidients” regarding the 2023 elections; saying “some elders are overrated”.
Prof. Wole Soyinka had disclosed in a statement titled “Fascism on Course,” which was released on Friday that “Obidients” have worn their refusal to accept constructive criticism as a badge of honour.
According to the literary icon, Labour Party was sowing seeds of fascism and generating a climate of fear, thus asking the Obidients to refrain from attacking and embrace fair hearing in situations of conflict.
He said, “It would appear that a record discharge of toxic sludge from our notorious smut factory is currently clogging the streets and sewers of the Republic of Liars.
“It goes to prove the point that provoked the avalanche EXACTLY! The seeds of incipient fascism in the political arena have matured. A climate of fear is being generated.
“The refusal to entertain corrective criticism, even differing perspectives of the same position has become a badge of honour and certificate of commitment.
“What is at stake, ultimately is – Truth, and at a most elementary level of social regulation: when you are party to a conflict, you do not attempt to intimidate the arbiter;
“…attempt to dictate the outcome, or impugn, without credible cause, his or her neutrality even before the hearing has commenced. That is a ground rule of just proceeding. Short of this, Truth remains permanently elusive.
“The ensuing cacophony has been truly bewildering. It strikes me as a possible ploy to smother recent provocations by other, far more trenchant issues, such as revelations of declarations of a religious war.
“If so, let it be known that I have long declared war against religious fundamentalism, the nature of which justifies the butchery, kidnapping and enslavement of students in the name of religion,” Soyinka stated.
However, the Twitter user who is now surprised and disappointed by Soyinka’s remarks and admonition of the Labour Party and the “Obidients” revealed that Wole Soyinka as an elder statesman is angrier at Datti’s Response to the fraudulent elections than the alleged fraudulent elections itself.
“Wole Soyinka, an elder statesman is more angry about Datti’s Response to the fraudulent elections than the fraudulent elections itself. Some Elders are overrated,” he wrote
Sequel to this, recall that the Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Baba-Ahmed during a Channels TV political programme, “Politics Today” had called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief Justice of Nigeria not to swear in Tinubu, who was declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) as the winner of the March 18th presidential election; insisting that declaring Tinubu a winner and issuing him a certificate of return was against the constitution.
Meanwhile, Datti’s response had provoked Prof. Soyinka who on Wednesday described Datti’s opinion as unbecoming and unacceptable stating that his remarks contained “fascistic language.”
Supporters of the Labour Party have since dragged Soyinka on social media over his comments on Baba-Ahmed.
The Nobel laureate had said he warned presidential candidate of the LP, Mr. Peter Obi that his supporters may cost him the election.
Another Twitter user also disclosed that Soyinka was one of the people that forced Nigeria’s current President, Buhari on the people, thereby telling Nigerians not to be emotionally blackmailed with sentiments like “respect our elders”.
He wrote:
“Don’t forget Wole Soyinka was one of those people that foisted Buhari on us. He criticized GEJ so much and even likened him to King Nebuchadnezzar. He also allegedly called his wife Hippotamus in 2013. When they try to gag you with respect our elders, show them this tweet,”.
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