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Obidient Movement Demands Sego’s Arrest over Threat

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1 year ago

October 4, 2025

Obidient Movement Sego threat sparks outrage as group urges Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu to arrest NURTW boss for allegedly threatening anti-APC voters in Lagos

Obidient Movement Sego threat has stirred anger across Nigeria after the movement called on President Bola Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and security agencies to arrest and prosecute Adekunle Mustapha, popularly known as Sego, the Lagos State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).

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The movement accused Sego of threatening to kill anyone who votes against the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos during the 2027 elections, describing his statement as “a dangerous assault on democracy.”

In a viral video circulating online, Sego was heard issuing the death threat to potential opposition voters — a remark that has since drawn widespread condemnation.

In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Tanko Yunusa, the Obidient Movement said the video proves that the APC is resorting to intimidation tactics ahead of future elections because it lacks genuine public support.

“The attention of the Obidient Movement has been drawn to comments by the Lagos NURTW Chairman, Adekunle Mustapha, aka Sego, who threatened to kill anyone who votes against the APC in Lagos during the next elections,” Yunusa said.

He recalled the violence allegedly orchestrated by NURTW members and political thugs during the 2023 elections, which targeted supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.

“Those threats and acts of violence were desperate attempts by the APC, which knows it cannot win free and fair elections in Lagos. These threats are a continuation of that same pattern of intimidation,” the statement read.

The group accused the APC of enabling a culture of political thuggery, extortion, and violence, often linked to transport union activities in the state.

Calling for immediate government action, Yunusa urged President Tinubu, Governor Sanwo-Olu, the DSS, and the Police to arrest and prosecute Sego and others responsible for politically motivated violence.

“The President bears historical responsibility for this development,” the statement continued. “We are demanding immediate arrest and prosecution of Sego and his collaborators.”

The movement also appealed to the international community to take note of the threats, describing them as “crimes against humanity and a danger to Nigeria’s fragile democracy.”

As calls for Sego’s arrest grow, security agencies have yet to issue an official response to the allegations, raising concerns among residents and civil society groups over the safety of voters ahead of the next general elections.

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2027: Political Parties Mobilise Thousands of Polling Agents

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3 hours ago

November 8, 2026

Mariam Balogun

Political parties in Nigeria have intensified the recruitment and training of polling agents ahead of the 2027 general elections, as preparations shift towards securing representation at polling units across the country.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), are putting structures in place to monitor voting, counting and collation of results.

The development comes as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) introduces an electronic platform for political parties to nominate and submit the details of their polling agents, replacing the manual submission system used in previous elections.

Nigeria has 176,846 polling units, making nationwide representation a major logistical undertaking for parties seeking to monitor the electoral process from the grassroots.

The APC has claimed that it has recruited 4,421,150 polling agents across the country’s polling units.

Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma, disclosed the figure while speaking at a two-day national retreat of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Abuja.

The ruling party said its mobilisation was part of efforts to strengthen its grassroots presence and ensure adequate representation during the elections.

The opposition parties are also developing their own strategies, with some focusing on recruiting committed members, screening nominees and training officials responsible for submitting agents’ details to INEC.

PDP trains officials, warns against double agents

The PDP has begun training its state executives and officials responsible for uploading the details of its polling agents to INEC’s online portal.

At a capacity-building session in Abuja on November 2, the party’s National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, urged participants to take the exercise seriously and extend the training to officials at the local government and ward levels.

He stressed that election monitoring began at polling units, where party agents played an important role in protecting candidates’ interests.

The party’s National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, also cautioned state executives against engaging individuals who were not committed members of the party.

Bature warned against the recruitment of so-called double agents who could abandon their responsibilities or work for rival parties during elections.

He urged party officials to properly screen nominees and prioritise loyal members who had demonstrated commitment to the organisation.

The PDP subsequently directed its state secretaries to submit their agents’ details to the national leadership by December 2, ahead of the commission’s submission deadline.

Labour Party draws lessons from 2023 election

The Labour Party has also commenced the recruitment, screening and notification of polling agents as part of its preparations for the 2027 elections.

Its Interim National Chairman, Nenadi Usman, said the party was drawing lessons from the 2023 general elections, particularly the difficulties it encountered in obtaining comprehensive coverage of polling units.