Activist Reno Omokri has advised Davido not to heed to the advice of Professor Wole Soyinka telling him not to apologize to Muslims over the controversial music video he posted last week.
He called out Wole Soyinka in a statement released on his page yesterday saying, "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."
He implied that since Wole Soyinka's beliefs contradict the situation on ground, he has no business advising Davido on what to do.
He said, "This is a man who does not believe in God. How can he then know how people who believe in God feel?
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."
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?
Nigerians need to remember that this is the same Wole Soyinka who, on May 8, 2023, boasted that Peter Obi apologized to him in person over the attacks on his person by Obidients. Yet, he is here counseling Davido not to apologize to Muslims over a video they consider sacrilegious.
Christians have also previously taken offense with movies and music that, in our view, are sacrilegious about the person of our Lord and Saviour. These include the movies The First Temptation of Christ and The Last Temptation of Christ.
We collectively boycotted these movies and demanded an apology and their recall. We were also upset when Mallam Nasir El-Rufai made a crude joke about our Lord and Saviour. How will we feel if a Muslim celebrity comes out to say we do not deserve any apology for those movies and jokes?"
Referencing the Bible, he continued, "In Mark 12:31, our Lord told us to love our neighbor as ourselves. Muslims are our neighbors. They joined us in condemning El-Rufai when he made his crude Jesus joke. They united with us in asking him to apologize. Under pressure from both Christians and Muslims, El-Rufai apologized.
Deleting the offending video is a first step for which I commend Davido. Apologizing will put the matter to an end and assuage the hurt feelings of the Muslim Ummah.
An elder should be known for putting out fires, not for adding fuel to flames. We need peaceful religious coexistence in Nigeria. We do not need religious rivalry."
He called out Wole Soyinka in a statement released on his page yesterday saying, "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."
He implied that since Wole Soyinka's beliefs contradict the situation on ground, he has no business advising Davido on what to do.
He said, "This is a man who does not believe in God. How can he then know how people who believe in God feel?
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."
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?
Nigerians need to remember that this is the same Wole Soyinka who, on May 8, 2023, boasted that Peter Obi apologized to him in person over the attacks on his person by Obidients. Yet, he is here counseling Davido not to apologize to Muslims over a video they consider sacrilegious.
Christians have also previously taken offense with movies and music that, in our view, are sacrilegious about the person of our Lord and Saviour. These include the movies The First Temptation of Christ and The Last Temptation of Christ.
We collectively boycotted these movies and demanded an apology and their recall. We were also upset when Mallam Nasir El-Rufai made a crude joke about our Lord and Saviour. How will we feel if a Muslim celebrity comes out to say we do not deserve any apology for those movies and jokes?"
Referencing the Bible, he continued, "In Mark 12:31, our Lord told us to love our neighbor as ourselves. Muslims are our neighbors. They joined us in condemning El-Rufai when he made his crude Jesus joke. They united with us in asking him to apologize. Under pressure from both Christians and Muslims, El-Rufai apologized.
Deleting the offending video is a first step for which I commend Davido. Apologizing will put the matter to an end and assuage the hurt feelings of the Muslim Ummah.
An elder should be known for putting out fires, not for adding fuel to flames. We need peaceful religious coexistence in Nigeria. We do not need religious rivalry."