Senator told supporters to kill Accord Party members, APC rally still hosted him

Senator Francis Fadahunsi, the lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, showed up at the APC mega rally in Osogbo yesterday, just one day before the governorship election. This is the same man caught on video telling his supporters to kill any member of the Accord Party they see ahead of the August 15, 2026 poll. So the party that claims to be about law and order is happily receiving a man who openly called for political violence.

The backlash has been intense. Many Nigerians, including SDP presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo, have demanded his arrest and expulsion from the Senate. Adebayo specifically asked the APC to expel Fadahunsi on Thursday. But instead of facing any consequence, the senator is standing at a mega rally surrounded by party bigwigs, being celebrated. That tells you everything about how our political class treats incitement to violence when it serves their electoral interest.

Meanwhile, the people of Osun State are the ones who will suffer. If a sitting senator can openly instruct supporters to kill members of a rival party and walk free, what do you think will happen at the polling units tomorrow? The question is simple: will the APC expel Fadahunsi, or will they keep pretending that a call to murder is just political talk?