Stop Using Force To Silence Nigerians – Soyinka To Fed Govt
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has cautioned the Federal Government against the use of force to curtail the peoples right to freedom of association. Notable activists, including Soyinka and Femi Falana (SAN) were denied access into the symposium venue in Oregun, Lagos. They were billed to talk on the detention of the African Action Congress (AAC) candidate at the February 23 presidential election, Omoyele Sowore and #RevolutionNow. The literary icon, who also urged Nigerians against believing everything read online, said it was wrong for security operatives to apply force to reduce the people’s freedom. He spoke at the weekend in Badagry
Ruga can cause explosion, Soyinka warns FG
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday warned the Federal Government that its handling of Ruga herdsmen settlements could spark an explosion in the country. Soyinka, at the inauguration of the United Nations Solutions 17 SDG programme in Lagos, said the Ruga project of the Federal Government was not the best approach to resolving the herders-farmers’ clashes. The Nobel laureate said this just as the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom; the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere, the Middle Belt Forum and other groups clashed with the Presidency on Tuesday over the project. Soyinka faulted the Federal Government over the project. He stated,
