OSOGBO — Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, has clarified his controversial ‘kill Accord’ remark, stating that he was referring to defeating the Accord Party with votes and not attacking its members .
CDA News Nigeria gathered that the senator made the clarification following the circulation of a viral video on social media in which he was heard speaking in Yoruba and appearing to call on All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters to confront members of the Accord Party in Ilesa ahead of Saturday’s governorship election .
CDA News Nigeria reports that in a statement issued by his media office on Tuesday titled ‘Kill Osun Accord with Votes, Not Violence, Senator Fadahunsi Tells APC,’ the lawmaker explained that his comment was a call on supporters to overwhelmingly reject the Accord Party at the ballot box through lawful, peaceful, and democratic means . “For the avoidance of doubt, the Senator’s statement was purely political and metaphorical,” the statement added .
Fadahunsi also alleged that the viral footage had been deliberately edited to distort the context of his remarks, noting that a speech that lasted about 24 minutes was reduced to less than two minutes before being circulated on social media . He accused Afrobeat singer Davido and a campaign spokesperson of selectively using portions of his speech to achieve political objectives .
The controversy has drawn the attention of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, who formally requested that the Inspector General of Police investigate the viral clip . Adeleke accused Fadahunsi of inciting violence and “genocide” against members of the Accord Party .
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