Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, on Friday, hinted at how some people had schemed to tilt the country towards having an interim government during the 2023 general elections.
Mr Soyinka spoke at an interactive session during the launch of his book titled “The Putin Files: Excursions Around The Ideology Of Pain” in Lagos. He noted that those who were in support of the interim government were only being manipulated.
There were reports of plots for an interim government in the build-up to the February presidential election and in the aftermath of the election. In a statement, the State Security Service (SSS) said some key players were plotting an interim government for the country, describing it as an aberration and mischievous.
Similarly, the House of Representatives rejected calls for an interim government and warned politicians against “provocative statements.”
A spokesperson for the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, had to openly distance Mr Buhari from such…
