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Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by Vado2: 11:38pm On Apr 07, 2023
Law-abiding citizens are curious to know if Professor Wole Soyinka would advise them to engage in violent protests, such as walking into a radio station with a pistol, to address issues like voter suppression and rigging like what transpired in Lagos, similar to what he did 58 years ago. Additionally, they are interested in knowing if President Buhari would treat them with the same generosity that was showed to Professor Soyinka back in 1965. These are questions that many law-abiding citizens would like to hear the opinion of Professor Soyinka on.

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Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by PlayerMeji: 11:46pm On Apr 07, 2023
Lpl...

May I never be regarded as an Obidient...

A group of rejects and a senseless mob without any direction..

Even if Obi comes out today to say he indeed made the purported call to Bishop Oyedepo, Obidiooots will claim he was forced to make such statements.
what form of leadership does Obi claim to practice if he is in fact the chief patron to the Obidiooot... a headless mob
Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by Vado2: 11:50pm On Apr 07, 2023
PlayerMeji:
Lpl...

May I never be regarded as an Obidient...

Eat your agbado in peace!

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Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by Vado2: 11:52pm On Apr 07, 2023
In 1965, Wole Soyinka "invaded" the NBC-NigerianBroadcasting Corporation-Ibadan.


On October 15 of that year, the NBC building was heavily fortified because the Premier, Chief Ladoke Akintola, was scheduled to address the Region at 7:15pm. Shortly after 7pm, technician Akinwande Oshin entered the continuity room with two tapes that contained the Premier's speech, one in Yoruba and the other in English. Just as Oshin was about to insert the first tape, a man appeared at the door. The man was tall, a little over six feet, light complexioned, and had luxuriant hair, shaved sideburns and mustache, but an aggressively shooting beard from his chin. He wore a pair of blue jeans and a smock of traditional Igbira cloth. The man produced a Beretta pistol and held it to the technician's head, demanding the tapes. Despite the technician's initial hesitation, he handed over the tapes to the bearded gunman. However, the gunman then ordered Oshin to play one of the tapes, which he did out of fear. After listening to part of the contents, the gunman left as mysteriously as he had arrived. Pandemonium broke out when the Premier heard the recording from the tape, which urged him to leave town and take his supporters with him before the people took violent action. Oshin fled the studio, and people all over the region were asking the same question: who was the mystery gunman? A few weeks later, Wole Soyinka, a 31-year-old playwright and lecturer at the University of Lagos, was arrested for the incident but eventually released due to a lack of evidence against him.


[/b]As written by Kayode Eso, Omoruyi.[b]

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Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by Vado2: 11:54pm On Apr 07, 2023
Vado2:
In 1965, Wole Soyinka "invaded" the NBC-NigerianBroadcasting Corporation-Ibadan.


On October 15 of that year, the NBC building was heavily fortified because the Premier, Chief Ladoke Akintola, was scheduled to address the Region at 7:15pm. Shortly after 7pm, technician Akinwande Oshin entered the continuity room with two tapes that contained the Premier's speech, one in Yoruba and the other in English. Just as Oshin was about to insert the first tape, a man appeared at the door. The man was tall, a little over six feet, light complexioned, and had luxuriant hair, shaved sideburns and mustache, but an aggressively shooting beard from his chin. He wore a pair of blue jeans and a smock of traditional Igbira cloth. The man produced a Beretta pistol and held it to the technician's head, demanding the tapes. Despite the technician's initial hesitation, he handed over the tapes to the bearded gunman. However, the gunman then ordered Oshin to play one of the tapes, which he did out of fear. After listening to part of the contents, the gunman left as mysteriously as he had arrived. Pandemonium broke out when the Premier heard the recording from the tape, which urged him to leave town and take his supporters with him before the people took violent action. Oshin fled the studio, and people all over the region were asking the same question: who was the mystery gunman? A few weeks later, Wole Soyinka, a 31-year-old playwright and lecturer at the University of Lagos, was arrested for the incident but eventually released due to a lack of evidence against him.


[/b]As written by Kayode Eso, Omoruyi.[b]

Wole Soyinka that had the guts to call the Obidient movement a fascist group, is a gunman!
Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by PlayerMeji: 11:58pm On Apr 07, 2023
And so what...that the writer is a Yoruba man?

Is Obasanjo that you people are championing about not a Yoruba man? Yet, you are ready to forgive him for his atrocities during the Biafra war simply because he is saying the things you want...

Or you do not know?

Vado2:
In 1965, Wole Soyinka "invaded" the NBC-NigerianBroadcasting Corporation-Ibadan.


On October 15 of that year, the NBC building was heavily fortified because the Premier, Chief Ladoke Akintola, was scheduled to address the Region at 7:15pm. Shortly after 7pm, technician Akinwande Oshin entered the continuity room with two tapes that contained the Premier's speech, one in Yoruba and the other in English. Just as Oshin was about to insert the first tape, a man appeared at the door. The man was tall, a little over six feet, light complexioned, and had luxuriant hair, shaved sideburns and mustache, but an aggressively shooting beard from his chin. He wore a pair of blue jeans and a smock of traditional Igbira cloth. The man produced a Beretta pistol and held it to the technician's head, demanding the tapes. Despite the technician's initial hesitation, he handed over the tapes to the bearded gunman. However, the gunman then ordered Oshin to play one of the tapes, which he did out of fear. After listening to part of the contents, the gunman left as mysteriously as he had arrived. Pandemonium broke out when the Premier heard the recording from the tape, which urged him to leave town and take his supporters with him before the people took violent action. Oshin fled the studio, and people all over the region were asking the same question: who was the mystery gunman? A few weeks later, Wole Soyinka, a 31-year-old playwright and lecturer at the University of Lagos, was arrested for the incident but eventually released due to a lack of evidence against him.


[/b]As written by Kayode Eso, Omoruyi.[b]
Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by Vado2: 12:01am On Apr 08, 2023
PlayerMeji:
And so what...that the writer is a Yoruba man?

Is Obasanjo that you people are championing about not a Yoruba man? Yet, you are ready to forgive him for his atrocities during the Biafra war simply because he is saying the things you want...

Or you do not know?



I bolded it so you would realize it wasn't a tribal editorial, despite what you and your irks might think.
Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by cuteboy2: 12:07am On Apr 08, 2023
Noted
Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by Wisfem: 12:09am On Apr 08, 2023
Vado2:


Wole Soyinka that had the guts to call the Obidient movement a fascist group, is a gunman!




Everyone can see he was once a cultist what is the gun doing his hand??
Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by PlayerMeji: 12:22am On Apr 08, 2023
I love how you Obidiooots are trying to diffuse the YES DADDY saga with Prof Wole Soyinka's interviews...

Very predictable....

cheesy cheesy cheesy grin grin grin
Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by DMerciful(m): 12:27am On Apr 08, 2023
Remember you guys said that if you see Bubu and Tinubu robbing a bank in 2015, you'd still vote for him. Even if he presented nepabill certificate, you'd still vote for him. Hypocrites
PlayerMeji:
Lpl...

May I never be regarded as an Obidient...

A group of rejects and a senseless mob without any direction..

Even if Obi comes out today to say he indeed made the purported call to Bishop Oyedepo, Obidiooots will claim he was forced to make such statements.
what form of leadership does Obi claim to practice if he is in fact the chief patron to the Obidiooot... a headless mob
Re: Soyinka's 58-year-old Protest Raises Questions On Addressing Voter Suppression by Vado2: 12:46am On Apr 08, 2023
Wisfem:





Everyone can see he was once a cultist what is the gun doing his hand??

He’s still one. He’s a rogue!!!

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