The “rig and die” threats by some opposition figures forward of the 2027 basic elections have sparked fresh controversy on social media, with widespread political commentator, Sam Amadi, and former presidential media aide, Bashir Ahmad, expressing opposing views on the event.
DAILY POST remembers that former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, had warned that anybody who makes an attempt to govern the end result of the forthcoming elections would die.
Omo-Agege declared that the 2027 elections can be a case of “rig and die”, warning that anybody caught manipulating the outcomes could possibly be killed.
The remarks have since generated combined reactions, with the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, cautioning towards such statements, describing them as able to inciting violence.
The controversy resurfaced on Tuesday when political strategist and member of the Delta State APC Campaign Council, Kenny Okolugbo, appeared on Arise TV and described Omo-Agege’s feedback as unlucky.
Reacting in a put up on his official X deal with on Tuesday, Sam Amadi questioned why a remark condemning election rigging, which he described as a identified crime, must be a supply of concern to some individuals.
He wrote, “Rig and Die. Nigerians can be both funny and illogical. Rigging of elections leads directly and indirectly to death of tens or hundreds.
“It must be a excessive crime to rig elections. Isn’t it shameful {that a} public official is worried concerning the recklessness of ‘rig and die’ and by no means concerning the criminality of rigging election?
“Shouldn’t the ruling party that appoints the electoral mangers add a strong voice against rigging? If you do not rig, you will not die. That should end it”.
However, Bashir Ahmad, a chieftain of the APC, dismissed viral insinuations that the ruling social gathering is fidgeting over the rig and die remark as a result of it deliberate to govern the election.
According to him, APC, has no plan to rig, stressing that the social gathering is ready for victory by way of the poll.
In a put up on his X deal with, Ahmad wrote, “I see some individuals trying so hard to create the impression that our party intends to rig the 2027 elections.
“Some have even gone as far as pushing the disturbing narrative of “rig the election and die.”
“How can a party that enjoys the support of 34 out of 36 state governors, alongside a broad and formidable political support base, be seriously portrayed as needing to rig an election?
“The APC is ready to enter the elections, we’re campaigning vigorously to earn victory on the poll field.”
