Blasphemy: Don't take Soyinka's advise, he does not believe in God, Omokri advises Davido

Reno Omokri, a former spokesperson for ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged Nigerian singer, Davido, to disregard advice from Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, who persuaded the singer not to apologise to the Muslim community.

Recall that Davido was advised not to apologise to the offended Muslim community for the ‘insulting video’ he released on his social media page by Mr. Soyinka.

Mr Soyinka rationalized his argument by saying that the former Kaduna state governor had previously made blasphemous comments against christians without apologizing.

However, in a statement made available on his Twitter page, Omokri said it was unwise for Davido to take the counsel of the professor whom he described as an atheist.

“It would be very unwise for Davido to take the counsel of an atheist like Professor Wole Soyinka, who is telling him he owes no apology to Muslims, over the video for the song jaye lo. This is a man who does not believe in God. How can he then know how people who believe in God feel?” Omokri’s statement partly read.

“Islam belongs to Muslims, who assert that they received it from God. It is not for an atheist or a Christian or any practitioner of another religion other than Islam to tell them how to feel when their faith is used in ways they disapprove of,” he added.

Further faulting Soyinka’s take on the Davido’s controversy, Omokri wondered why the Laureate who condemned the Emir of Ilorin for stopping Isese festival was encouraging Davido not to delete a video perceived to be offensive to the Muslim community.

“Is this not the same Professor Wole Soyinka who, just two weeks ago, on July 7, 2023, condemned the Emir of Ilorin for stopping an Osun priestess, Yeye Ajesikemi Omolara, from holding an Isese festival in Ilorin, and demanded redress for Osun worshippers? So, why is he now against redress for Muslims?,” he added.