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Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said he never endorsed the candidacy of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.

Mr Soyinka, during a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, said he didn’t vote on election day in 2015.

“It is false to say that I ed the election of Buhari,” he said, adding that what he said at the time was “do not vote for Jonathan.”

The professor said it is his fundamental right to vote for any candidate of his choice, and if the person fails, he is entitled to say it.

Amidst the economic hardship and insecurity across the country, a lot of Nigerians have lambasted Mr Soyinka for contributing to the emergence of Mr Buhari as president.

The Nobel laureate was a staunch critic of the Goodluck Jonathan istration.

In the run-up to the 2015 general election, he, however, distanced himself from media reports claiming he endorsed a presidential or governorship candidate.

“All such attributions are fabrications by faceless, often self-appointed agents of deception, and should be publicly pilloried,” Mr Soyinka had said in a statement in January 2015.

“Whenever I choose to declare for a candidate – as is my electoral right – I shall ensure that I deploy a medium that places my authorship beyond dispute. Internet habitues, Social networks etc are urged to be less gullible, and avoid becoming cheap conduits for the deception industry.”

https://www.timesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/522419-just-in-i-never-said-vote-for-buhari-in-2015-soyinka.html

Lol ... Nobody want to identify with a failure, not even Prof. Soyinka

past tense. Make we move front abeg.

Everybody is removing their hand for Buhari matter.

Typical of an Afonja Skull miner, always speaking from both sides of the mouth.

Like Soyinka, like Desmond Elliot.

Nigerians still the Shepopotamus shade to Patience Jonathan by this Cultist.

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politicoNG:
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said he never endorsed the candidacy of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.

Mr Soyinka, during a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, said he didn’t vote on election day in 2015.

“It is false to say that I ed the election of Buhari,” he said, adding that what he said at the time was “do not vote for Jonathan.”

The professor said it is his fundamental right to vote for any candidate of his choice, and if the person fails, he is entitled to say it.

Amidst the economic hardship and insecurity across the country, a lot of Nigerians have lambasted Mr Soyinka for contributing to the emergence of Mr Buhari as president.

The Nobel laureate was a staunch critic of the Goodluck Jonathan istration.

In the run-up to the 2015 general election, he, however, distanced himself from media reports claiming he endorsed a presidential or governorship candidate.

“All such attributions are fabrications by faceless, often self-appointed agents of deception, and should be publicly pilloried,” Mr Soyinka had said in a statement in January 2015.

“Whenever I choose to declare for a candidate – as is my electoral right – I shall ensure that I deploy a medium that places my authorship beyond dispute. Internet habitues, Social networks etc are urged to be less gullible, and avoid becoming cheap conduits for the deception industry.”

https://www.timesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/522419-just-in-i-never-said-vote-for-buhari-in-2015-soyinka.html

Lalasticlala Mynd44

[/s]stvpid old fo.ol.

Na wa oo

After 7 years

Shut up Prof! Apart from that evil dog, who else was Jonathan's major rival? Who else stood a chance to win after Jonathan? You led us to our doom.

I told you never trust any Yoruba man the can betray you at a giving time

hmmm, OK o

Baba go sleep abegi...


As at that particular time if you ask people not to vote for Jonathan so who else would they have voted for if not bubu

Imagine that.

Soyinka should rest please. He's giving credence to the allegations that Yorubas are a set of shifty and disloyal people.

Cultist shut up...before you start to catch amnesia

Hahahah

Ogun go kill you Soyinka, na only Ogun go kill u

Damnnn niggar
Isoright...

All such attributions are fabrications by faceless, often self-appointed agents of deception, and should be publicly pilloried,” Mr Soyinka had said in a statement in January 2015.

“Whenever I choose to declare for a candidate – as is my electoral right – I shall ensure that I deploy a medium that places my authorship beyond dispute. Internet habitues, Social networks etc are urged to be less gullible, and avoid becoming cheap conduits for the deception industry.”

Make him shut up with all these grammar

Thunder fire that your dirty mouth there. Tomorrow you will change it to " I didn't say don't vote Jonathon, I said do not vote".

B

AfonjaS


Always talking from both side of their mouth, the original 2 face people

This man should shut up already. If you asked people not to vote Jonathan, you were invariably asking that they vote Buhari.

“do not vote for Jonathan.”
Use ur tongue and count ur teeth









Guys wey no get girlfriend get peace of mind

Baba abeg stay away from politics before ppl lose the respect they have for u as an intellectual.

Mistake has no father.

Typical Yoruba man.
DOUBLE tongue fellows.
No wonder Satan pushed away their progenitor from their coven.
Trust them at your own peril.

Story for the gods

You owe nobody any explanation. Jonathan wasn't stellar as president, Buhari isn't stellar as president. They are Nigerians, a country filled with GEJs and Buharis in every corner you turn to and every interaction you make at home, marketplace, worship place, workplace etc.

Lol

Lies, Hypocrisy and act of timidity by Prof. Tiger with Jonathan matter but a fearful cat with Buhari’s cluelessness.

It same thing .u said"we should not follow that bad road when there only two road available