Anger and fierce condemnation has swept across the nation following the emergence of a viral video in which the Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Ade Fadahunsi, allegedly issued a direct order inciting violent attacks and voter suppression against members of the rival Accord party.
The controversial video footage, which was brought to widespread public attention after being shared on X (formerly Twitter) by international Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, captures the sitting lawmaker addressing a crowd with inflammatory and hostile statements. 
In the recorded footage, the lawmaker can be heard making explicit calls to violence and disenfranchisement aimed at members of the Accord party ahead of an upcoming electoral contest.
“From now on, whenever you see Accord members, kill them. I authorise you to kill them. They have wives and children too,” the Senator stated in the video clip. He went on to assert control over the electoral process, adding, “This is a Federal Government election. On election day, even if they come with voters card, we won’t allow them to vote.”
The broadcast of the video by Davido—who possesses a massive global following and is a prominent native of Osun State—amplified the footage rapidly across social media platforms, sparking immediate fury from civil society organizations, political analysts, and concerned citizens who have categorized the statements as open treason against democratic tenets and an explicit threat to life.
The inciting comments come against the backdrop of heightened political rivalry and volatile partisan friction within Osun State.
Senator Francis Ade Fadahunsi, a retired Assistant Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, serves as the representative for the Osun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
Osun State’s political landscape has grown increasingly fragile following intense inter-party clashes, particularly between dominant political forces and emerging strongholds of the Accord party.
