Social media was thrown into a frenzy after Politician, Tonye Cole shared a piece of news revealing that Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka was ordered to vacate a seat on the plane by an unidentified man. Media mogul, Mo Abudu who also joined in on the conversation which has been ongoing for the past 24-hours was less impressed with the young man’s action. In her reaction, she said: “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. 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.” Read Soyinka’s mail below…
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 fak
The phenomenon of stolen identities takes very strange dimensions and has become a source of worry. I wonder if this is one such. Anyway of your finding out. I don’t operate in the social media as you probably recall.
WS
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