‘Anyone But Jonathan’: As Soyinka’s Romance With Buhari Ends, Omokri Tweet- bites The Nobel Laureate
The Oasis Reporters
August 20, 2019
Nigerian born first Nobel laureate in literature, emeritus professor Wole Soyinka who is easily described by former president Olusegun Obasanjo as a political illiterate got a seeming shock of his life as Nigerian police officers and men from the Lagos State Command sealed off the venue of a symposium where he and other speakers where to address the state of insecurity in the country.
The programme organised by a group known as Coalition for Revolution (CORE) was billed to hold at 46, Ibijoke street, Oluyole bus-stop, Oregun, Lagos. Others billed to address the symposium included Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, Affiong Affiong, a lawyer, and Femi Aborishade, an activist and the event had as its theme: “Democracy, State Repression and the State of insecurity in Nigeria”.
In self righteous indignation, Reno Omokri, a former presidential media aide to Goodluck Jonathan wrote in
a Twitter post, ‘Wole Soyinka co-created the Frankenstein monster that General Buhari has become with his ‘anyone but Jonathan’ mantra. Now Jonathan is OUT of POWER and Soyinka is OUT of FREEDOM and he wants us to come OUT on the streets?
No.
Enjoy”
“So disappointed that a Professor, who is also a Nobel Laureate, expected a man of doubtful school certificate to be his messiah. Soyinka is crying dictatorship? Dry your crocodile tears. You produced & directed the nightmare starring General Buhari.
Soyinka and co removed Jonathan, whose “political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian” and CROWNED Buhari, who threatened that “the dog and baboon will be soaked in blood” and they are surprised when there is blood all over Nigeria? Herdsmen who STEAL, KILL and DESTROY, held a meeting in Zamfara to explain why they decided to kill Nigerian citizens, and General Buhari did not shut down the venue. But he shuts Soyinka’s venue.
Imagine!
Anyway, Soyinka’s is reaping what he sowed.
Dear Wole Soyinka, Are you not endorsing again? What happened to your romance with General Buhari ? Have you forgotten ‘anyone but Jonathan’? Have you forgotten when you were campaigning for Buhari? Your tree has matured. Enjoy its bitter fruit!
Dear Wole Soyinka,
Are you not endorsing again? What happened to your romance with General @MBuhari? Have you forgotten 'anyone but Jonathan'? Have you forgotten when you were campaigning for Buhari? Your tree has matured. Enjoy its bitter fruit!#BuhariIsAFullBlownDictator pic.twitter.com/qk7hZO9RBe
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) August 19, 2019
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has had a long standing friendship over several years, and told Channels TV that his friend, is a political illiterate.
Wole Soyinka was known to have campaigned against then President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, and many Nigerians joined him in his aversion to Jonathan and new found love for former military strongman, Muhammadu Buhari, believing that as a Nobel laureate, he could not go wrong in character analysis.
But Wole Soyinka had suffered incarceration from the military in the past. And as a man in his 80s today, who should remember what life under the military was, yet he campaigned against Dr. Jonathan that endorsed liberty to protest and negotiate under a free press for everyone, he has not escaped the mockery of those who were on the side of Jonathan.
Reno Omokri has been unrelenting in his criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari, despite the advice from former president Jonathan calling on him to stop abusing the current president.