The renowned literary figure, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has come forward to support Nigerian popular singer Davido, urging him not to apologize for the controversial video he posted on his social media pages.
The video featured scenes from his signee, Logos Olori’s music video, ‘Jaye Lo,’ where people were seen praying and dancing in front of a mosque.
After facing heavy criticism for the video, Davido deleted it from his platforms, but some Muslims still demanded a public apology.
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What of EL-Rufai – Woke Soyinka
However, Soyinka disagreed, stating that Davido owed no apology to the Muslim community.
Soyinka pointed out that in the past, the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai, had made offensive comments about Christians but was never asked to apologize.
He emphasized that there was nothing for Davido to apologize for, just as there was no need for El Rufai to do so previously
Moreover, Soyinka highlighted a tragic incident where a Christian college student named Deborah Yakubu was killed by a mob of Muslim students in Sokoto last year over alleged blasphemy.
He clarified that it wasn’t Davido’s music that led to such violence, reaffirming his stance that an apology from the singer was unnecessary
Reactions: Our prof wan cause trouble
Nigerians are reacting to what the Nobel prize winner said; here are some of the comments.
@yankee:I agree with Soyinka, but I’m surprised he didn’t call the real ‘fascists’ and ‘headless mob’ by those names
@yashua:@davido made a very big mistake succumbing to senseless pressure from the likes of @alinuhu & deleting thay #LogosOloriJayeLo video which is why these animals are now still even further demanding for an apology! Nigeria is a FORCED,FRAUDULENT&FAILED marriage of humans & animals!.
@felix: Oya oooo. Where are the Town Criers?
@Tope:God Bless you Sir, Jaye Lo 📌Simple as ABC
@austina:No one owe apology to anyone we all got the freedom #attitudeofgratitude
Davido finally succumbs to pressure, takes down controversial music video
In another news, Famous award-winning superstar singer, David Adeleke well known as Davido has finally deleted the controversial music video of his signee, Logo Olori.
Ikejabird reported that the DMW boss posted a video snippet of the music, ‘Jaye Lo’ by his new member, however, he received backlash from Muslims who found the clip offensive and disrespectful to their religion.
Following several criticisms that the singer had initially ignored, he finally deleted the ‘offensive video’ from his Twitter page on Sunday.
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