A member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Kanmi Ajibola, has dragged Senator Francis Fadahunsi and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the Federal High Court in Osogbo, seeking to restrain the senator from participating in the January 16, 2027 election over alleged inflammatory statements, threats and political violence against members of the Accord Party.
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Ajibola, who represents Oriade Constituency and is a former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ilesa Branch, is also asking the court to direct INEC to remove Fadahunsi’s name from the ballot for the election.
The lawmaker alleged that Fadahunsi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Osun East Senatorial District, made statements at a political rally on August 11, 2026, which he claimed encouraged his supporters to attack and kill members of opposition political parties.
In the suit marked FHC/OS/CO/206/2026, filed on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, through his lawyer, Ekene Amadi, Esq., Ajibola accused INEC of failing to perform its statutory responsibilities by not sanctioning the senator over the alleged comments.
He is seeking an order restraining Fadahunsi from participating in the January 16 election, or any other date to which the election may be postponed, pending the determination of the substantive suit.
In a 21-paragraph affidavit supporting the action, Ajibola explained that he and Fadahunsi previously belonged to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but had since taken different political paths.
He stated that while Fadahunsi is now a member of the APC, he belongs to the Accord Party and is also contesting the forthcoming election for the Oriade Constituency seat.
The lawmaker alleged that Fadahunsi had engaged in a pattern of threats and intimidation against political opponents, particularly members of the Accord Party.
According to him, the senator made the alleged inflammatory remarks on August 11, 2026, four days before the August 15 governorship election in Osun State.
Ajibola claimed that Fadahunsi, while addressing supporters at a political rally, instructed them to attack opposition members.
He alleged that the senator, “in the full glare of public attention, in a political rally, instructed and directed his political thugs and supporters to go and be killing the innocent citizens of Osun State, particularly the Accord Party members”.
The assemblyman further claimed that the alleged comments were followed by incidents of violence that resulted in the deaths of some of his political associates.
He disclosed that the development prompted him to write a letter to Fadahunsi titled, “Resign Now, You Have a Killer’s Mind and Lacking Strength, Character for Public Office”.
According to Ajibola, copies of the letter were forwarded to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for their attention.
The lawmaker also alleged that Fadahunsi had threatened members of the Accord Party long before the August governorship election.
“As far back as October 2025, the 1st Defendant had been threatening that, at the close of the 2026 governorship election in Osun State, he would be causing the arrest and killing of the members of the Accord on trumped-up complaints,” Ajibola stated in his affidavit.
He further alleged that several members of the Accord Party were subjected to unlawful arrests and detention, while others lost their lives during the period preceding the election.
“Playing through this script, between the 1st of June to 10th of August 2026, several Accord members were unlawfully arrested and detained while some were killed,” he claimed.
Ajibola described the alleged conduct as unacceptable for a serving senator and public office holder.
“I strongly believe that this conduct is utterly satanic and extremely diabolical of a senator standing,” he stated.
The lawmaker also claimed that the police had invited Fadahunsi over the matter but alleged that the intervention failed to prevent the threats from being carried out.
He maintained that the alleged incidents demonstrated the need for judicial intervention to protect him and other members of his political party.
Ajibola further alleged that the senator confronted him on November 7, 2026, and renewed threats against him, his supporters and other members of the Accord Party in Oriade Constituency.
“On the 7th day of November 2026, I had an encounter with 1st Defendant, like he did on the 11th day of August 2026, threatened to deal with me and my loyalists and friends in the Accord Party across my constituency,” he stated.
The lawmaker expressed concern for his safety and that of his political associates, insisting that he had a responsibility to seek legal protection.
“At this, I have the legal duty to protect my life and the lives of other Accord Party members generally,” he said.
He argued that public office holders must conduct themselves in accordance with the Constitution, their oaths of office and the responsibilities attached to their positions.
“I believe that public office is a public trust and the holder of such office is expected to conduct himself in a manner consistent with the Constitution, the oath of office and the responsibility attached to that office,” he stated.
Ajibola maintained that the intervention of the Federal High Court was necessary to prevent further alleged threats against him and opposition party members.
“I believe that only this Honourable Court can save my life and the lives of other Accord Party members from the execution of the threat of 1st Defendant,” he declared.
He also challenged INEC’s continued recognition of Fadahunsi as a candidate despite the allegations, arguing that the electoral body should not permit individuals accused of encouraging political violence to participate in elections.
The lawmaker consequently urged the court to declare that INEC had no legal justification or duty to allow a candidate who allegedly directed supporters to kill members of an opposition party to contest an election.
The reliefs sought include restraining the senator from participating in the January 16, 2027 election pending the determination of the substantive suit and removing his name from the ballot.
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