The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has linked President Bola Tinubu’s recent political rhetoric to the controversial comments attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election.
Speaking on Arise News on Wednesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said he believed Fadahunsi may have taken the President’s recent assertion that “all is fair in politics” as a licence for political actors to do whatever was necessary to win elections.
“I don’t want to blame Senator Fadahunsi. I blame President Bola Tinubu. He got his imprimatur for what he said from President Bola Tinubu. He got his authorisation from President Bola Tinubu,” he said.
Fadahunsi was recently questioned by the Osun State Police Command over comments he made at an APC campaign rally in Ilesa, which were interpreted as encouraging his supporters to attack members of the Accord Party.
Abdullahi argued that statements made by political leaders could influence how their followers interpret the limits of acceptable conduct during elections.
