The Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, has warned Igbos in the state ahead of this Saturday’s governorship election.
In a viral video, MC Oluomo while speaking with a gathering threatened Igbos who will not support the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to stay at home.
Speaking in Yoruba, he said “We have begged them. If they don’t want to vote for us, it is not a fight. Tell them, mama Chukwudi, if you don’t want to vote for us, sit down at home. Sit down at home,” he said.
His threat comes after Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, won in Lagos state during the presidential poll on February 25.
Several people have reacted to the video including the wife of the governorship candidate of Labour Party, Ify Aniebo Rhodes-Vivour. Reacting to the video in a tweet via her Twitter handle @IfyAniebo, she asked why Oluomo has not been arrested.
Rhodes-Vivour called on the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, to do his job as she also asked the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to call his supporters to order.
“This man can confidently threaten voters because he is state backed. This isn’t the first video of him threatening voters but somehow, he still has not been arrested.
“@jidesanwoolu call your thugs to order. This is a democracy not a dictatorship. @BenHundeyin do your job!,” Rhodes-Vivour tweeted.
Meanwhile, Nigerians have taken to Twitter to express anger over MC Oluomo’s comments. Below are some of such tweets:
@itstimenaija wrote: “Nigerian constitution says freedom to vote and be voted for, but APC and MC Oluomo are saying they are above the law and we don’t have that freedom in Lagos State that It’s either you vote for them or you don’t vote at all. Me I say MTCHEWWW It’s LP top to bottom.#IREV#GRV4Lagos”
@erafael2015 said: “God will punish this M.C Oluomo for coming out boldly for the second time to loudly say such a thing again. He is not the only one resident in Lagos as a Nigeria citizen who has right to vote. And he has no authority to decide who vote who in the election.”
@chisannicharles: “He never saw it coming. Threatened the Igbos is off target. A lot of Yorubas are voting LP. I guess he didn’t know it.”
@NNwaebiem: “The Igbos are being disrespected and provoked unnecessarily! The security apparatus will be held responsible should anything happen to the Igbos in Lagos. The foot prints are all over the state!”
@idolax: “Is this guy above the law or probably he’s been aided and abetted by the @PoliceNG @PoliceNG_CRU to continue to threaten citizens against their civic right.”
Following APC’s loss at the presidential election in the state on February 25, tensions have been brewing ahead of the Saturday’s Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.
Obi’s unprecedented victory has positioned LP’s candidate in Lagos state, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, as a major challenger to incumbent Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the APC.
