Prof. Soyinka has again called out Patience Jonathan for her vulgar and uncultured uttrances

During the public presentation of a book titled, ‘’Modern and Tradition Elites in the Politics of Lagos’’ yesterday in Lagos, Professor Soyinka accused the Presidency of having thrown restrain to the wind with several uncultured and vulgar utterances that have been attributed to its members.   

He cited the statement attributed to the first lady, Patience Jonathan during a PDP rally in Lokoja, Kogi State, where she asked PDP supporters to stone members of the opposition as a good example. 

Prof. Soyinka stated,  

“Speaking as objectively as is possible in such circumstances, I would say that, among the various camps, the most reckless and indecorous has sadly proved the incumbency camp, where restraint has been thrown to the wind with such abandon that even highly privileged spouses have publicly urged supporters to stone any voices raised in opposition to their cause, All of us here have passed through the electoral process furnace before now and I suspect we would mostly agree that never before have we been subjected to this level of sheer venom, crudity of and vulgar abuse of language in such prodigal quantities as in this current political exercise, The very gift of communication, considered the distinguishing mark of cultured humanity even in polemical situations, has been debased, affecting even thought processes, I often suspect,” he added.