Speaking during the interactive session of his book launch titled “The Putin Files: Excursions Around The Ideology Of Pain,” held at the Freedom park, Lagos, stated that “Some people had schemed to tilt the country towards having an interim government,” adding that the tendency had been apparent even before the election”.
The Nobel laureate however noted that those who were in support were only being manipulated.
It will be recalled that the professor was an object of attack, after he criticised one of the contestants over statements he made on television, which he termed inciting and detrimental to democracy.Interestingly, Soyinka also expressed grave concern over the negative use of technology and social media, saying it is now in the hands of ignoramuses.
He stated that the wrong usage of technology is fast taking humanity backwards due to the use of profiling and abusive words.