Fact-Checking Claims of Election Fraud on Social Media by Wole Soyinka

Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, has expressed his disapproval of any social media statements attributed to him regarding the 2023 elections. At the ‘World Poetry Day with Wole Soyinka’ event organised by Providus Bank on Tuesday in Lagos, he said that he had not made any public statement on behalf of any candidate, nor on the proceedings, candidates, INEC, or former presidents. Soyinka also noted that Nigeria is the greatest abuser of technology, and called on the international community to deny visas to those who commit violence in the country. He stated that this would help to dehumanise the rest of us.