‘You’re a moron to believe I called Ndigbo incurably money-minded’ 

Pissed off by reports that he referred to the Igbo ethnic group as incurably money-minded, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has stated that such a report is a “despicable concoction”, and that it was unfortunate that people could tell lies against him.

He denied describing Igbo as politically naive people who vote based on their stomach.

Soyinka said in a statement on Thursday said that his entire lecture delivered at Harvard University was recorded on video and anyone who was interested could access it on the Internet.

He said, “I have just read a statement attributed to me on a news outlet, evidently one of the Internet infestations. My lecture at the Hutchins Centre, Harvard University, was video recorded. Anyone who believes what I am alleged to have said must be a moron – repeat, a moron.

According to him, “It is demeaning, sickening and boring to have to deal with these cowards who cannot fight their own battles but must fasten their imbecilic pronouncements on others. Only the mentally retarded will credit this comment attributed to me regarding the Ndigbo voting pattern in the last elections.

“I strongly suspect the author of this despicable concoction, and may make a further statement, once the source is verified.”

 

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