Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, has blasted the presidency, over its comment about Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.
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Soyinka criticized Buhari over the lockdown in Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun States.
Buhari had in a nationwide televised address last Sunday, ordered a 14-day lockdown, in a bid to tackle the spread of Coronavirus.
However, the literary icon described the development as unconstitutional.
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But Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, in a response to the comment, urged Nigerians to shun professors of literary writings, and rely on information from scientists, on issues concerning diseases.
Fani-Kayode, who perceived presidency’s comment as an insult on Soyinka, in a tweet, maintained that Buhari is not fit to lick the shoes of the internationally-acclaimed writer.
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“When he supported you in 2015, you hailed & praised him. Now that he has criticized you publicly about your handling of the COVID-19 pandemic you call him a “mere fiction writer” that “no-one should listen to”. That is a Nobel Laureate: a man whose shoes you are not fit to lick,” he wrote.
When he supported you in 2015 you hailed & praised him. Now that he has criticised you publicly about your handling of the Covid 19 pandemic you call him a "mere fiction writer" that "no-one should listen to". That is a Nobel Laureate: a man whose shoes you are not fit to lick.
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) April 1, 2020
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