The Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has rejected the challenge to a public debate with Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. Baba-Ahmed, in a statement on Saturday by the Obi-Datti Media Office, said he could not take up Soyinka’s offer of a public debate due to political and cultural reasons.
It's Not Decent To Sit Opposite 88-Year-Old Global Icon — Labour Party's Baba-Ahmed Rejects Soyinka’s Call For Public DebateBaba-Ahmed, in a statement on Saturday by the Obi-Datti Media Office, said he could not take up Soyinka’s offer of a public debate due to political and cultural reasons
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has rejected the challenge to a public debate with Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. Baba-Ahmed, in a statement on Saturday by the Obi-Datti Media Office, said he could not take up Soyinka’s offer of a public debate due to political and cultural reasons.
Baba-Ahmed was under fire over his comments on Channels Television last month that it would be undemocratic to swear in Ahmed Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president come 29 May 2023. In reaction to Baba-Ahmed’s comment, Soyinka in a statement titled “Fascism on course” described Baba-Ahmed statement as fascist.Baba-Ahmed statement reads partly: “Therefore, we state that the Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate, Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, cannot take up Prof. Soyinka’s offer of a public debate, not out of cowardice, but for cultural and political reasons.
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