SENATOR FRANCIS FADAHUNSI’S INCENDIARY RHETORIC AHEAD OF THE OSUN ELECTION
I wish to express my deep regret, and profound concern regarding the recent inflammatory comments and threat-laden rhetoric attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi in the lead-up to the Osun State election on Saturday.
As a high-ranking lawmaker representing the people in the National Assembly, Senator Fadahunsi carries a solemn constitutional and moral responsibility to promote peace, uphold democratic norms, and foster unity. It is therefore alarming and unacceptable that a distinguished senator would deploy intimidation, incendiary remarks, or political threats capable of heightening tensions, instilling fear in voters, and potentially inciting electoral violence in Osun State.
Elections are meant to be a celebration of democratic franchise - a peaceful exercise through which citizens freely choose their leaders without intimidation, harassment, or coercion. Resorting to threats of force or disruption undermines the integrity of our electoral process, disrespects the electorate, and threatens the fragile peace of the state.
I therefore respectfully demand that Senator Fadahunsi retract these harmful statements and tender an apology to the peaceful people of Osun State.
All political leaders, stakeholders, and party loyalists across party lines must exercise the utmost restraint, moderate their language, and recommit themselves to peace and democratic decorum.
The relevant security agencies must closely monitor inflammatory statements and ensure equal protection for all citizens, election officials, and voters before, during, and after the polls.
The democratic mandate belongs to the people, and no individual, regardless of status or political office, should attempt to subvert the will of the people through fear or coercion.
I urge the good people of Osun State to remain calm, peaceful, and resolute as they exercise their constitutional civic duty at the polls.
Getting elections right is a necessary step towards a New Nigeria that is POssible. -PO
Osun Apc Candidate Dull bro😭😭
Please go and watch the session he’s having on arise tv TownHall meeting…This one go take us back to the dark days ni oo
Never again Igbin Ikire will not repeat itself!!!
I left the PDP to join Accord because of the crisis in the PDP then. I love PDP so much and it was difficult to leave. I would have run as an independent candidate in this election if it is allowed in Nigeria.
#ImoleAtAriseTownHall
@PoliceNG@InsideOsogbo Don’t be partisans in this elections, don’t let it to be selection, protect us the masses and protect our votes 🗳️
God bless Nigeria ✊
@AAdeleke_01@Wasdam2020 Pls Don’t listen to IGP or any forces fallacy reports sir, it happens in Ondo state and Ekiti state where opposition leaders where arrested and kept till after election before releasing them. It happens to my Dad as a leader in ODIGBO LG of Ondo state and it can happens here too.
@mamatii001@davido Thank you for the PR, I pray may your life be the way your devilish party govern Osun for the whole 12 years, say Amen and let go ! Peace ✌️
@iambabtee No one said student shouldn’t vote, oga let everyone vote their choice stop canvassing for your paymasters party ! No student are coward, we will vote and defend our vote ! 🗳️
Aluta continua ✊
For those who were being clever by half the other day, even Ambo didn’t deny that he was commissioner when Half salary was being paid, what he’s doing now is claiming it was his ingenuity that led to the solution by writing to the then FG about Paris Club Refund.
Btw, he lied.
“All APC know is to rig, they know they’re not popular in Osun state, Osun state won’t go back to that half salary time, Gov Adeleke is leading by 64 percent. APC in osun state are full of darkness, even their fore fathers”
Isaac Fayose
'If We See Any Accord Party Member, We’ll Kill Them,' Osun APC Senator Fadahunsi Tells Supporters Ahead Of Saturday's Election | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/ptsChqPAqB
11/08/2026
PRESS STATEMENT
ADELEKE CAMPAIGN CALLS FOR ARREST OF SENATOR FADAHUNSI OVER THREAT TO KILL ACCORD MEMBERS, VOWS TO HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY VIOLENCE
The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) is gravely alarmed and disturbed by a trending video of the Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, where hew was seeing and heard inciting members of the APC to kill our party members and supporters wherever they are found in Ijeshaland.
The video which has been confirmed by several persons is a confirmation of the information we have gathered in the last couple of weeks as to the importation of thugs, hoodlums and fake policemen into Ilase, the hometown of the senator and some other towns of Obokun, Oriade, Ilesa East & West and Atakumosa East & West local Government.
This open incitement to kill by the senator coupled with the threat against the lives of family members of the Accord is to say the least despicable and stands condemnable. We equally note that in the same video, Senator Fadahunsi invoked the usual boast about federal might to threaten that even if members of our political party present their voters cards at the polling unit on Saturday, his thugs will prevent them from voting.
Coming from a serving member of the National Assembly who swore to uphold the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we feel compelled to demand that the inspector General of Police and the Director General of the Department of State Security order the arrest of senator Fadahunsi and prosecute him in accordance with relevant laws of the Federation.
We equally demand that all security formations charged with the conduct of Saturday elections pay particular attention to the six local government in Ijeshaland in order to protect the lives of our party members and every other law-abiding citizens who will come out to exercise their franchise.
We also demand that security agencies flush out armed thugs and fake policemen whom we are reliable informed have quarted in Ilase Ijesha and several other parts of Ijesha land by the senator representing Osun Senatorial district.
Let it be on record that as a party, we will hold Senator Ade Francis Fadahunsi responsible for any act of violence against any member of accord in Ijeshaland and indeed in other parts of the State and we will take all lawful steps to make senator Fadahunsi to account for any acts of killing and violence in accordance with local and internation law
The attention of the Inspector General of Police is equally drawn to operations of the IRT unit who Senator Fadahunsi had boasted severally of using to harass, intimidate and arrest leaders of the Accord. It is indeed on record that one of the aides of Senator Fadahunsi named ASP Wemimo had been the one leading IRT personnel to the homes of Accord party leaders in Ijeshaland in the past weeks. Our House of Reps candidate, Alaba Popoola who was abducted by this team on the instructions of Fadahunsi has still not been released by the Police.
While urging all law abiding citizens in Ijeshaland to remain peaceful and law abiding, we wish to charge them to defy the threat by Senator Fadahunsi and go out enmass to vote their party of choice in the state Governorship Election holding on Saturday
Signed:
Rep. Bamidele Salam
Chairman, Media and Publicity,
The Imole Campaign Council (TICC)