Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has denied endorsing the ruling All Progressives Congress party’s presidential candidate ahead of this week’s election, according to the local Punch newspaper.
It comes after a widely circulated social media statement claiming the author had endorsed Bola Tinubu.
According to an email from the author, “Professor Soyinka did not issue such a statement at any time or on any occasion,” according to the newspaper.
“It is simply the work of peddlers of fake news and falsehood who profit from misinformation to gain political advantage,” the statement continued.