Datti’s Interview Comments Were Unbecoming, Fascistic, Threat To Judiciary – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has said that the statements made by the Vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Datti Baba-Ahmed concerning the swearing in of President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu were unbecoming and a threat to the judiciary.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that Soyinka said this on Wednesday April 5, during a interview session with ‘Arise News’.

According to Soyinka, Datti’s comments in an interview with ‘Channels TV’ on the program ‘Politics today’ have the tendency to incite conflict and disharmony in Nigeria.

“I never heard anyone threaten the judiciary the way I heard Dattti speaking. Blackmailing attitude. Do or die provocation is not what we are struggling for.”

“Datti kept saying the Supreme Court better give his interpretation. This is trying to dictate to the supreme arbiter of the nation. 

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“I mean, it is an institution we all revert to, if not today, then tomorrow. If not this election, then the next election. But Datti kept saying ‘No, the supreme court in its wisdom, has to agree with me’. That is what is known as fascistic language; it is not acceptable.”

“His comments were unbecoming, a threat to the judiciary. It is a fascist language which alienates the people. It is unacceptable and I refuse to be a part of it,” he added.

The Professor also condemned the attacks on non-indigenes in various states where violence broke out during the presidential and gubernatorial elections. He described it as disgraceful and shameful.