Soyinka slammed Baba-Ahmed over his outburst in a recent television interview.
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has attacked supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi for slamming Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.
In a chat with Arise TV on Wednesday, Soyinka slammed Baba-Ahmed over his outburst in a recent television interview, saying that the whole comments by him during the interview were unbecoming, adding that statements contained fascistic language.
He described Baba-Ahmed’s remarks as a “kind of do-or-die attitude and provocation” that goes contrary to democratic disposition, stressing that he has no right to threaten the judiciary.
The Nobel laureate said it was unacceptable that the LP vice-presidential candidate tried to “dictate to the supreme arbiter of the nation”.
Supporters of Obi who didn't like what Soyinka said lashed out at the Nobel laureate.
They accused Soyinka of franternizing with politicians.
Reacting, Omokri wrote: “If Obidients can insult Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, despite his earlier support for Peter Obi, just because of a small criticism he gave, who are you that they won’t take to the cleaners, after using you? Unless you are willing to keep praising Obi till infinity!”
He added: “I sympathise with activists, journalists, and entertainers acting as sidekicks to Peter Obi and Obidients. A time will come when being a yes-man for that movement stops giving you traffic. When that day comes, they will treat you as they have treated Prof. Soyinka!”