Peter Obi Visits Wole Soyinka Weeks After His Supporters Dragged The Nobel Laureate (Details/Photos)

On Sunday, May 7, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, paid Prof. Wole Soyinka, the recipient of the Nobel Prize, a cordial visit.

This is coming weeks after Soyinka clashed off with Peter Obi’s supporters, known as “Obidients.”

Remember how Soyinka got into controversy with Obidients for accusing them of being fascist and said they don’t “entertain corrective criticism”? He added that he had informed Obi that the election might be lost because of his supporters.

He further incurred the wrath of the Obideint movement after publishing an article in which he described the ‘Obidients’ as one of the ‘’most repulsive, off-putting concoctions I ever encountered in any political arena”.

Putting aside the political issues, Obi paid Soyinka a courtesy visit on Sunday.

Posting photos from the visit online, Obi wrote;

‘’Today, I visited one of Nigeria’s most revered figures and an international literary icon, Prof Wole Soyinka. Prof Soyinka has been a father whom I hold in very high esteem for what he has achieved and stands for in the struggle for a better Nigeria. His reputation as a fighter for justice and equity in our society has been legendary and we will NEVER ignore them. I had a very useful and enriching discussion about his aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria, and he shared a lot with me about his dream for a greater and more inclusive Nigeria. I reminded the Nobel laureate of the huge price he paid just before the outbreak of the civil war, fighting for the cause of the Igbos. I cherished this Sunday’s visit which was intended to erase the needless misconceptions about the relationship between the great icon and the OBIdient family.”