Ignore the words of an Atheist — Reno Omokri tells Davido

What’s good for the goose, should be good for the gander, Wole Soyinka surmises but Reno Omokri opposes as both literary men battle over Davido vs. Muslims.

Reno Omokri gets philosophical with Davido as regards Wole Soyinka’s latest defense of the Nigerian artiste whose signee recently earned the ire of Muslims due to  a recent music video that was termed offensive.

Wole Soyinka stands of the opinion that Davido owes no one an apology or explanation after the ‘Timeless’ cruiser had bowed to pressure and deleted the snippet of the music video.

The music video features people praying and dancing in front of a mosque.

According to Soyinka’s defence, Davido owes no apology to Muslims considering former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai never apologized for his derogatory statements against Christians.

In further references to past religious conflicts, Soyinka states that Davido’s music weren’t responsible for the lynching of Deborah Yakubu, a second-year Christian college student who was killed by a mob of Muslim students in over alleged blasphemy.

In response to Wole Soyinka’s criticisms of Muslims, Reno hit at the Nobel Laurette via his Instagram page saying:

”It would be very unwise for Davido to take the counsel of an atheist like Professor Wole Soyinka, who is telling him he owes no apology to Muslims, over the video for the song jaye lo. This is a man who does not believe in God. How can he then know how people who believe in God feel?

“Islam belongs to Muslims, who assert that they received it from God. It is not for an atheist or a Christian or any practitioner of another religion other than Islam to tell them how to feel when their faith is used in ways they disapprove of.

“Is this not the same Professor Wole Soyinka who, just two weeks ago, on July 7, 2023, condemned the Emir of Ilorin for stopping an Osun priestess, Yeye Ajesikemi Omolara, from holding an Isese festival in Ilorin and demanded redress for Osun worshippers? So, why is he now against redress for Muslims?

“Nigerians need to remember that this is the same Wole Soyinka who, on May 8, 2023, boasted that Peter Obi apologised to him in person over the attacks on his person by Obidients. Yet, he is here counselling Davido not to apologise to Muslims over a video they consider sacrilegious.

“Christians have also previously taken offence with movies and music that, in our view, are sacrilegious about the person of our Lord and Saviour. These include the movies The First Temptation of Christ and The Last Temptation of Christ. We collectively boycotted these movies and demanded an apology and their recall.

We were also upset when Mallam Nasir El-Rufai made a crude joke about our Lord and Saviour. How will we feel if a Muslim celebrity comes out to say we do not deserve any apology for those movies and jokes?

“In Mark 12:31, our Lord told us to love our neighbour as ourselves. Muslims are our neighbours. They joined us in condemning El-Rufai when he made his crude Jesus joke. They united with us in asking him to apologise. Under pressure from both Christians and Muslims, El-Rufai apologised.

“Deleting the offending video is a first step for which I commend Davido. Apologising will put the matter to an end and assuage the hurt feelings of Muslims.

An elder should be known for putting out fires, not for adding fuel to flames.”