OPINION: Because there are no consequences
IT has been three years, now going to four, since the Nigeria Police Force said they were investigating the verbal and physical election violence instigated and inspired by one Lagos roughneck, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, alias MC Oluomo. About the same time, one Bayo Onanuga, warned the Igbo people of the south east of the country […] The post OPINION: Because there are no consequences appeared…
Three years and now approaching four years have elapsed since the Nigeria Police Force began an investigation into election violence incited by Lagos roughneck Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, known as MC Oluomo. Around the same time, Bayo Onanuga, a resident of Lagos but of Igbo origin, cautioned the Igbo people of the southeast against participating in elections in Lagos state.
Onanuga's warning was not a one-time warning; it extended to the 2027 elections. Onanuga and Oluomo share a common bond - both are friends of Nigeria's president, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who took office in 2023. Onanuga serves as Tinubu's spokesperson and media strategist, while Oluomo heads the president's foot soldiers, militia, and hitmen, particularly during elections.
When Tinubu speaks of politics and war being fair, or grabbing and running away with election materials and results, he is addressing this category of enablers, cronies, and enforcers. Tinubu's actions signal his endorsement of such behavior.
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