Senator Francis Fadahunsi has come under fresh scrutiny after a video emerged showing him making remarks to supporters at his polling unit during Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, days after another controversial recording prompted police questioning and condemnation from Amnesty International.
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In the latest footage, Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, is heard telling those around him to “monitor their ballot” and is reported to have said, “Whoever does not vote appropriately…” before continuing with further instructions.
The precise concluding words of the latter statement were not immediately available in the material reviewed, making the full context of the remark unclear.
The video nevertheless drew condemnation from the Imole Campaign Council, which accused the senator of attempting to intimidate voters and interfere with their freedom of choice at the polling unit.
In a statement issued by its spokesman, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the campaign council described the senator’s conduct as “scandalous, unacceptable and undemocratic” and called on security agencies to intervene.
The criticism comes against the backdrop of an earlier controversy involving Fadahunsi after a separate video from a political gathering in Ilesa went viral.
In that recording, the senator was accused of directing supporters to “kill” members of the Accord Party, whose governorship candidate in the August 15 election is incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke.
@thenigerialawyer“Whoever Does Not Vote Appropriately…” — Fresh Video Of Senator Fadahunsi At His Polling Unit Draws Condemnation
The remarks generated widespread criticism and prompted the Osun State Police Command to invite Fadahunsi for questioning.
Amnesty International Nigeria also condemned the remarks attributed to him, with its Country Director, Isa Sanusi, saying the organisation would use the senator’s case as an example in its campaign against inflammatory political rhetoric and electoral violence.
Fadahunsi, however, denied calling for physical attacks.
Speaking after his police interrogation, the senator maintained that his comments had been taken out of context and that his reference to “killing” the Accord Party meant defeating the party through the ballot box rather than attacking its members or their families.
According to him, he was asking his supporters to politically “kill” the party with their votes.
The emergence of another video involving the senator on election day has consequently renewed public scrutiny of his conduct.
The Imole Campaign Council argued that remarks capable of suggesting that voters could face consequences because of how they cast their ballots were incompatible with the principle of free and secret voting.
The controversy also raises questions under provisions of the Electoral Act regulating conduct at and around polling units, including provisions dealing with undue influence, interference with voters and conduct capable of compromising a voter’s freedom of choice.
However, whether Fadahunsi’s remarks constitute any electoral offence is a matter for the Independent National Electoral Commission, the police and, ultimately, the courts to determine on the basis of the complete video, its context and other available evidence.
The secrecy of the ballot remains a central element of Nigeria’s electoral process, designed to ensure that voters are able to make their choices without coercion, intimidation or monitoring by political actors.
It is against that background that the senator’s reported instruction to supporters to “monitor their ballot” has attracted further attention.
The latest development is particularly significant because it follows within days of the earlier Ilesa controversy, which resulted in Fadahunsi being invited by the police but did not, at the time, lead to a criminal charge.
The fresh video could therefore place renewed pressure on election and security authorities to determine whether any further investigation or action is warranted.
The campaign council has called on security agencies to take immediate notice of the development and ensure that voters are permitted to exercise their franchise freely and without intimidation.
Its position, however, is that of a political campaign organisation participating in the highly contested Osun governorship election and should therefore be understood as a partisan reaction rather than an independent finding of wrongdoing.
As of the time of filing this report, Fadahunsi had not been reported to have issued a specific response to the latest polling unit video.
The complete wording of the statement beginning with “Whoever does not vote appropriately…” also remains important to establishing its meaning and context.
It was also not immediately clear from the information available whether officials of INEC or security personnel present at the polling unit formally recorded or reported the incident.
The exact polling unit and the precise time at which the footage was recorded were also yet to be independently established.
Fadahunsi remains entitled to respond to the latest allegations, while any determination of whether his conduct breached electoral law rests with the appropriate authorities following investigation and, where applicable, judicial proceedings.
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