Soyinka Cautions Sowore Against Reporting Propaganda As Sahara Reporters Opens Lagos Office
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has warned online news platform Sahara Reporters and its publisher Omoyele Sowore, against propaganda as its location is now publicly known.
Soyinka gave the warning on Thursday at the launch of a citizen media lab, a collaborative project between Sahara Reporters and Budgit, located at 13B, Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
Sahara Reporters, known for its controversial reports, has for many years operated out of New York in the United States.
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Speaking at the event, the Fomer Oxford University lecturer said he was hopeful the media lab would be a genuine media centre.
“Let me congratulate you once again on the launching of this media centre,” Mr Soyinka said.
“I hope it makes the media more careful, now that people know where to come and find you and to deal with you when you go wrong, and I hope it will be a genuine media centre, which means that when we stop by, we would have a drink before we get to more serious tasks.
“I hope the media, when they do their launch will not be like the launching with which the nation was treated recently in Abuja.
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“I think this nation, you and I, have been slapped in the face by some of the disgusting reprobates that we know in any level of connection with power,” he added.
Speaking also, Omoyele Sowore, thanked Mr. Soyinka for his advice, adding that the media centre would be different in outlook and operation.
“I also want to assure you that this media centre is different to the extent that if you wait long enough, there will be palmwine available on the other side of the centre…if you want to pour libation to the gods,” Mr. Sowore said.
