Soyinka disowns fake WhatsApp posting on Yoruba Nation in his name

The Noble Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Thursday, has denied a fake WhatsApp platform created in his name to disseminate the agitation for Yoruba state.

Professor Soyinka disclosed that he does not partake in any social media platforms like the WhatsApp, Facebook, Blog, Tweet and so on, emphasising that he utilises the print media to disseminate any information he wants to send to the public.

The Noble Laureate in a statement issued by Abiola Owoaje, entitled, “Circulation of misinformation associating Professor Wole Soyinka with the agitation for a Yoruba State”, told the public to disregard the statements of those he depicted as disgraceful intruders that lack the courage of their conviction and therefore turn to Identity theft to promote their opinions.

The statement read, “Once again, he (Soyinka) requests the public to ignore the utterances of those contemptible interlopers who lack the courage of their conviction and thus take to Identity Theft for the furtherance of their views.

“For a start, Wole Soyinka does not participate in Facebook, Tweet, Blog, WhatsApp or other offerings of the Social Media. Any views that he wishes to express on national and other issues routinely go through the print media.”