With the 2027 general election drawing closer, fears of tribal bigotry in Lagos have begun to resurface after a Lagos Government Chairman’s aide posted a threatening message against Igbo voters.
A social media post by a senior aide to a local government chairman has stirred outrage, with many describing it as an attempt to incite tribal bigotry against Igbo voters in the state.
The aide, identified as Kuku Abdulrasheed Abimbola, on Tuesday warned residents registering for Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) not to vote “against the owners of the land
With the 2027 general election drawing closer, fears of tribal bigotry in Lagos have begun to resurface after a Lagos Government Chairman’s aide posted a threatening message against Igbo voters.
A social media post by a senior aide to a local government chairman has stirred outrage, with many describing it as an attempt to incite tribal bigotry against Igbo voters in the state.
The aide, identified as Kuku Abdulrasheed Abimbola, on Tuesday warned residents registering for Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) not to vote “against the owners of the land.”
In his now-viral post on X (formerly Twitter), he added that those planning to support an Igbo candidate in Lagos should “expect wahala,” stressing, “This is not 2023.”
Civil society groups, opposition figures, and social media users quickly condemned the remarks, calling them a direct threat to voter rights and an attempt to weaponize ethnicity ahead of the 2027 elections.
Observers note that ... echoes the divisive rhetoric seen during the 2023 elections in Lagos, where widespread reports of voter intimidation and ethnic profiling targeted the Igbo community.
Neither the aide nor the Lagos State government has responded to the backlash as calls mount for both authorities and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address the concerns and reassure voters of their safety.
Source; Naija punch news