Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has debunked report credited to him on paying tribute to the Presidential flagbearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu.
Also, Soyinka had earlier in the year dismissed a social media post endorsing Tinubu for the 2023 Presidency.
A tribute titled: ‘‘Prof. Wole Soyinka’s tribute to Sen. Asiwaju Tinubu’ purportedly written by Soyinka eulogising Tinubu on his political accomplishments had gone viral on various WhatsApp platforms shortly after he emerged the Presidential candidate of APC.
Soyinka in a statement by his spokesman, Abiola Owoaje dismissed the trending post as the handwork of indolent identity thieves whose preoccupation is to deceive the general public with phoney social media posts to gain prominence.
He noted that he does not operate or own social media accounts.
The literary luminary reiterated his position on the 2023 elections and the issues surrounding it, noting that he has no business meddling in the struggle for power by political parties in the country.
Soyinka advised the general public to be on alert to the antics of faceless cowards spreading falsehood, adding that they should not partake in the despicable action of the authors by spreading the cocktail of lies.
