Omo-Agege threatens to kill anyone who rigs 2027 election
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has threatened to kill anyone who attempts to manipulate the 2027 general election.
Omo-Agege, who is seeking election to the Delta Central senatorial seat under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), made the threat at a political event in his constituency.
“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.
He accused those he alleged were planning to rig the election of undermining the future of Nigerians and their children, declaring that his supporters would resist any attempt to manipulate the process.
“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,” he added.
Omo-Agege declared his intention to contest the Delta Central senatorial seat in May 2026. He subsequently resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a letter dated May 22, addressed to the chairman of the party’s Orogun Ward 2 in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The former deputy senate president said his decision to leave the APC followed weeks of consultations with political associates, supporters and stakeholders across the country.
His threat comes about a week after President Bola Tinubu directed security agencies to ensure free, fair and credible elections in 2027.
