Election Tension: Adeleke Campaign Reacts To Viral Video Allegedly Calling For Accord Members’ Killing

The campaign council of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to investigate a viral video in which Senator Francis Fadahunsi was alleged to have made inflammatory remarks concerning supporters of the Accord Party.

Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, was reportedly addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ilesa ahead of the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election.

In the video circulating on social media, the senator, speaking in Yoruba, allegedly accused Accord Party supporters of attacking APC members. Some of his comments were subsequently interpreted by the Adeleke campaign as encouraging retaliation against supporters of the opposition party.

Fadahunsi was also seen urging those at the gathering to record his remarks and share them online.

Reacting to the video, spokesperson for the Adeleke campaign council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, called on the police to immediately investigate the senator’s comments.

“This is a serious threat to lives and the peaceful conduct of the August 15 election.

“Mr Inspector-General of Police, this must be addressed immediately. Nobody has the right to kill an Accord member or any citizen. Nobody has the right to stop Osun people from voting. Enough is enough!” Olajengbesi said.

The campaign council stressed that security agencies must ensure political disagreements do not threaten the peaceful conduct of the election.

The video also generated reactions on social media, with some Nigerians calling for the police to examine the circumstances surrounding the senator’s remarks.

An Osun indigene, Wale Akintoye, questioned why security agencies had yet to publicly respond to the video, arguing that statements capable of escalating political tensions should be treated seriously.

Another social media user, Adenike Bekky, cautioned politicians against allowing political disagreements to turn into threats against citizens.

“Why should anyone be threatened or harmed simply because they chose not to decamp with you? Politics should never be a matter of life and death.

“We cannot all face the same direction, and political differences should never be a reason to threaten the lives of citizens,” she said.

Fadahunsi Says Remarks Were Metaphorical

Fadahunsi has, however, rejected the interpretation that his comments were intended to promote violence.

The senator explained that his remarks were political and metaphorical, insisting that he was simply urging APC supporters to defeat the Accord Party through the ballot box.

According to Fadahunsi, his message was a call for voters to overwhelmingly reject the Accord Party through lawful, peaceful and democratic means in the governorship election.