{"id":19401,"date":"2020-06-05T14:13:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T14:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19401"},"modified":"2020-06-05T14:13:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T14:13:43","slug":"wole-soyinka-told-to-apologise-immediately-over-statement-on-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19401","title":{"rendered":"Wole Soyinka told to apologise immediately over statement on Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/oy3LdwRw.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>eno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, to \u2018apologise\u2019 for saying President Muhammadu Buhari was not in charge of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DAILY POST had reported that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2020\/06\/05\/president-buhari-not-in-charge-in-aso-rock-soyinka\/\">Soyinka stated<\/a>&nbsp;this during an interview on PlusTv Africa on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soyinka said: \u201cI have said this before. I do not believe there is really anybody in charge in Aso Rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have been studying the trend over the past year and a half, and I believe this president is not in charge of this nation, in so many aspects and directions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reacting, Omokri in a tweet on his official Twitter page on Friday, said Soyinka should not complain about President Buhari, adding that he should honourably apologize and live out the rest of his years, preserving his legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He wrote: \u201cWole Soyinka should not complain about General @MBuhari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe should accept responsibility for bringing the worst ruler in Nigeria\u2019s history of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe should thereafter apologize, and honourably bow out and live out the rest of his years, preserving his legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>eno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, to \u2018apologise\u2019 for saying President Muhammadu Buhari was not in charge of Nigeria. DAILY POST had reported that&nbsp;Soyinka stated&nbsp;this during an interview on PlusTv Africa on Thursday. Soyinka said: \u201cI have said this before. 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