Online news portal The Cable has released a statement of
apology to Prof. Wole Soinka over reports he described Igbos
as money-hungry people who vote based on their stomach.
The statement below..
"The management of Cable Newspaper Ltd, publishers
of TheCable, would like to make the following
statement concerning our report on the lecture by
Professor Wole Soyinka at the Harvard University
Hutchins Centre for African & African American
Research. Soyinka was quoted to have made
derogatory remarks about the Igbo over their voting
pattern in the March 28 presidential election. He has
since denied the offensive quotes attributed to him.
After an in-house investigation, we have come to the
conclusion that the story misrepresented the views
expressed by Soyinka in the question-and-answer
session after his lecture. We take full responsibility for
the inaccuracy and promise that we will continue to
strive to improve our standards. Also, we wish to
reiterate that we take our professional responsibilities
very seriously, as our readers can attest to. We hereby
offer an unreserved apology to Soyinka, Ndigbo and our
readers. Signed: Management of Cable Newspaper Ltd
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