Professor Wole Soyinka and TV host Mo Abudu have both reacted to the plane seat saga which has become a source of national debate in Nigeria in the last 24 hours.
Yesterday we reported how a young man allegedly disrespectfully asked Wole Soyinka to get up from his seat in a plane. Read story HERE.
A man connected to Mo Abudu who claims to be the young man took to social media to share his own side of the story. Read HERE.
Well, Mo Abudu and Wole Soyinka have now opened up about the incident.
Mo Abudu wrote: ‘good morning beautiful people. Its 6.30 am here in Los Angeles. Quite a bit has been said about me making certain comments about the young man that refused to give up his seat for Professor Wole Soyinka’.
She added: ‘I will not comment further on this, however as you all know I LOVE and RESPECT Professor Wole Soyinka dearly. Based on this incident, I did receive an email from Professor Wole Soyinka this morning’.
Wole Soyinka reacted via a message sent to Wole Soyinka:
“Hallo Mo,
Someone sent me Patrick Tonye’s comment on the plane incident, and I saw your brief comment. It was a very minor thing and I’d forgotten all about it. However, after reading the boy’s response, I became curious.
“First, I never exchanged a word with him throughout beyond inviting him to take his allotted seat. Never spoke a word to him after that. Certainly never exchanged contact. So of course, I wonder if it’s the very individual who’s posted this or a total fake.
“The phenomenon of stolen identities takes very strange dimensions and has become a source of worry. I wonder if this is one such. Any way of your finding out. I don’t operate in the social media as you probably recall.
WS”.