Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has threatened to kill anybody who rigs the 2027 normal election.
Omo-Agege, who’s looking for election to the Delta Central senatorial seat beneath the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), made the menace at a political occasion in his constituency.
“I want to make the news again. Anybody who rigs the election on that day, we will kill him! If you don’t value your life, come and rig the election,” he mentioned.
“They’re rigging your future. They’re rigging the future of your children. We’re waiting for them. Let them try it. It is rig and die. We’re going to give them aura for aura. There’s no court this time. We’re going to fight,” Omo-Agege added.
The former deputy senate president declared his intention to contest the Delta Central senatorial seat within the 2027 elections in May, after resigning from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a resignation letter dated May 22 and addressed to the chairman of the APC in Orogun Ward 2, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Omo-Agege mentioned his resolution adopted weeks of consultations with political associates, supporters and stakeholders throughout the nation.
His menace comes a few week after President Bola Tinubu directed safety businesses to make sure free, truthful and credible elections in 2027.
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, disclosed the directive whereas briefing State House correspondents after a gathering of the National Security Council, presided over by Tinubu on the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Musa mentioned the president had additionally instructed safety businesses to offer a secure atmosphere for Nigerians to train their democratic rights, regardless of their political affiliations.
“You can see all heads of security agencies are here. We had an intensive discussion, and Mr President made it very clear he wants a free, fair and credible election,” Musa mentioned.
He added that safety businesses would stay impartial and guarantee all political events had the chance to take part within the elections with out intimidation.
“For all other political parties, they should understand that the security forces are going to be neutral. We are going to ensure that we give everybody the opportunity to go and serve, so they have nothing to worry about, nothing to be afraid of, and nobody is going to intimidate them for whatever reasons,” he mentioned.
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