Alleged Certificate Fraud: Soyinka Invites EFCC, ICPC To Probe Him: “Submit All Evidence”
- Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has reacted to claims his academic records were forged
- Soyinka, on Friday, October 6, Soyinka called on his accusers and gave them a fresh ultimatum of 30 days to do the needful
- The literary icon further invited the EFCC and the ICPC to carry out an investigation to ascertain, if he indeed forged his certificates as claimed by some elements in the polity
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On Friday, October 6, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka called on those accusing him of fraudulent academic claims to submit all evidence to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Independent Corrupt Practices (ICPC) and the Directorate of Prosecutions within 30 days so that they can probe him.
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The literary icon spoke after an online publication disputed his academic claims and attributed it to the scholastic industry of a Bristol schoolteacher, PM News reported.
Soyinka said he would voluntarily waive all protection under the statute of limitations, and insisted that the laws that govern fraudulent academic claims be invoked and applied to these allegations against him to the uttermost limit.
He declared in advance that, if found culpable by the EFCC and ICPC, he shall strip himself of any titles and honours he might have garnered in his entire career, from the most obscure to the most coveted.
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Soyinka also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to probe the alleged rigging of the Ekiti governorship election of June 2014, SaharaReporters confirmed.
He stated thus:
“A document of unmatchable scurrility, last encountered during General Sani Abacha’s global campaign of calumny against opponents of his despotic, infernally venal and homicidal reign, is back in circulation.
“In return, I expect the purveyors of this sordid material to submit all evidence, however minuscule, to the nation’s investigative agencies – Directorates of Prosecutions, EFCC, ICPC, plus affected institutions and others – within the next thirty days.”
Read Soyinka's full statement here:
CSU certificate saga: Soyinka dragged into Tinubu's 'controversy' urged to break silence
Legit.ng reported earlier that Professor Wole Soyinka has been asked to break his silence over the controversy about President Bola Tinubu's certificate and academic records at the Chicago State University (CSU).
The Neo Africana Centre made this call via a statement issued by its Director of Public Affairs, Jenkins Udu.
According to Udu, Soyinka's silence is unlikely because he was one of the critical voices during the build-up to the 2023 presidential election.
CSU saga: Atiku set to submit documents in Supreme Court as PDP reacts
In another development, the PDP has issued a fresh development over the document Atiku Abubakar obtained from Chicago State University (CSU).
The party's spokesperson, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the party is satisfied with the documents containing President Bola Tinubu's academic records.
He revealed that Atiku and his legal representative are ready to present these documents before the Supreme Court.
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