Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has threatened to kill anyone who attempts to manipulate the 2027 general election, declaring that he and his supporters would resist electoral fraud by force.
Omo-Agege, who is seeking to return to the Senate to represent Delta Central under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), made the remarks during a political gathering in his constituency.
The former senator warned that anyone involved in rigging the election would face violent consequences, insisting that he would not rely on the courts to challenge electoral malpractice.
“I want to make the news again. Anybody who rigs the election on that day, we will kill him! If you don’t value your life, come and rig the election,” he said.
“They’re rigging your future. They’re rigging the future of your children. We’re waiting for them. Let them try it. It is rig and die. We’re going to give them aura for aura. There’s no court this time. We’re going to fight.”
Omo-Agege announced his intention to contest the Delta Central senatorial seat in the 2027 elections in May.
He later quit the All Progressives Congress (APC), communicating his decision in a letter dated May 22 and addressed to the chairman of the party’s Orogun Ward 2 in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
In a statement explaining his departure, the former deputy senate president said he had made the decision after weeks of consultations with political associates, supporters and stakeholders across the country.
His threat comes against the backdrop of preparations for the 2027 general election and renewed assurances by the Federal Government that security agencies would protect the integrity of the electoral process.
About a week before Omo-Agege’s remarks, President Bola Tinubu directed security agencies to ensure free, fair and credible elections in 2027.
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, disclosed this after a meeting of the National Security Council, chaired by Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Musa told State House correspondents that the president had instructed security agencies to ensure that Nigerians could exercise their democratic rights in a safe environment, irrespective of their political affiliations.
“You can see all heads of security agencies are here. We had an intensive discussion, and Mr President made it very clear he wants a free, fair and credible election,” the minister said.
“We must do everything possible to ensure that the country is safe and secure for the citizens to go out and vote.”
He further assured opposition parties that security agencies would remain impartial and would not intimidate candidates or obstruct any political party from participating in the elections.
“For all other political parties, they should understand that the security forces are going to be neutral. We are going to ensure that we give everybody the opportunity to go and serve, so they have nothing to worry about, nothing to be afraid of, and nobody is going to intimidate them for whatever reasons,” Musa said.
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