A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Kingsley Moghalu has described Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka as a principled fighter for justice.
Moghalu’s comments were against the backdrop of sharp criticisms of Soyinka’s statements by supporters of the Labour Party (LP).
Soyinka had warned the presidential candidate of the LP, Peter Obi, that his supporters dubbed ‘Obidients’ may cost him the election.
Soyinka’s statement earned him criticism and abuse from the ‘Obidients’, on social media platforms, especially Twitter.
Reacting, Moghalu said: “Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is a principled fighter for justice in our country and around the world.
“He is a phenomenon that unlettered and uncultured people may not fully understand in an age of lazy social media in which many don’t read or think deep.
“His endorsement of my 2019 presidential candidacy in my short-lived but impactful foray into Nigerian electoral politics remains one of the greatest honors of my life.
“I view very dimly any criticism of him simply because he’s OBJECTIVE. He survived dictators. He will survive you.”
