Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, has dismissed the rumour that the popular Nigerian playwright, Professor Wole Soyinka is dead.
The Informant247 learned that there were speculations on social media, announcing the passing of the Nobel Laureate on Friday.
But Sowore has taken to social media to falsify the claim.
While debunking the rumour on his Facebook page, the presidential candidate noted the popular novelist is alive and doing fine, informing members of the public to disregard the rumour.
Sowore wrote: “Nothing wrong with Prof. Wole Soyinka, he is alive and kicking. Kindly ignore rumours of his death”!