₦airaland Forum

helinues:
Why are you people so fixated about Lagos state. Lagos state is just one state out of the 36 states we have in Nigeria.

We have read about threats from people from other states but you people never react to that.

This hypocrisy of a thing actually stinks

helinues:
They claimed Lagos state election in 2023 was marred with violence yet president Tinubu lose the state to an outsider.

They claimed the election was rigged yet other candidates won their respective states, respective regions.

OredoPikin:
Show us threat from other states
So endorse the statement by sego?
U think Tinubu will be President if the North really decide to behalf like u are doing?

OredoPikin:
It is not a claim
The evidence are everywhere
Tinubu wont have had upto 100k votes in Lagos if not for the intimidation recorded

Racoon:
As some once said; "Violence is the last refuge of incompetence being employed by the APC..."

However where your madness stops, another person's own starts. Be careful what you sow, its has ripple effects. Meanwhile the DSS and NPF heard him well but they will defend him as usual

madridguy:
You guys should stop taking Panadol for someone else headache.

Alhaji Tafa Sego only address his NURTW boys under him and told them their union is for APC and any member of the union must not entertain other party and anyone found doing so will be expelled from NURTW in Lagos.

So how is this a threat to anyone?

OredoPikin:
With Nigeria’s 2027 general elections on the horizon, concerns are mounting over rising ethnic tensions and politically motivated threats, particularly in Lagos. From the devastating 2011 post-election violence in Kaduna to the disturbing voter suppression seen in Lagos in 2023, and now recent threats by a powerful transport union boss, the warning signs are clear. But perhaps even more alarming is the silence, and alleged complicity, of the current government.

2011: Kaduna Burned — A Warning Ignored

In April 2011, following the presidential election, violence erupted across Northern Nigeria. Kaduna State, with its deeply divided religious and ethnic lines, became the epicenter. Supporters of then-candidate Muhammadu Buhari reacted violently to his loss to Goodluck Jonathan, triggering riots that left more than 800 dead and thousands displaced. The violence quickly morphed from political unrest to full-blown ethnic and religious conflict.

This tragedy was a wake-up call about the dangers of identity politics and a weak state response. But over a decade later, it appears that the lessons have not been learned.

2023: Lagos Elections Mark a Dangerous Shift

Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial and cultural heartbeat, witnessed an unusual wave of voter suppression and ethnic profiling during the 2023 general elections. Many voters, especially from the Igbo community, reported being threatened, attacked, or turned away from polling stations simply for being perceived as non-Yoruba or opposition supporters.

Social media was flooded with videos and eyewitness accounts of thugs intimidating voters and warning them not to vote against the ruling party, APC. What shocked many Lagosians was the open, brazen nature of these acts, and the complete lack of response from state authorities.

Far from condemning these acts, the state government remained largely silent. In fact, some local sources and political observers allege that politicians within the current administration not only turned a blind eye, but also funded individuals and groups to fan the flames of ethnic division, all in the name of retaining power.

This silence, and rumored sponsorship of hate, has only deepened public distrust and resentment, especially among ethnic minorities who call Lagos home.

2027: Sego’s Threat and the Worsening Climate

In late 2025, Mustapha Adekunle, better known as Sego, the Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), was caught on video threatening Lagos residents ahead of the 2027 elections. In his own words, anyone who refuses to vote for the APC “will be dealt with.

Final Word
The road to 2027 does not have to mirror the chaos of 2011. But without urgent action and political will, Lagos may become the new symbol of how power, silence, and hate can tear a nation apart, starting from within.

Despite being summoned by the Department of State Services (DSS), Sego walked free, claiming his comments were misunderstood. But many see this as part of a larger pattern, one where street-level enforcers and loyalists are empowered to make threats with no real consequences, as long as they protect the interests of the ruling party.

helinues:
Bro, those people are being deliberately mischievous but the good thing is, nobody is listening to them again as they have confirmed severally about their insincerity about issue

OredoPikin:
Show us threat from other states
So endorse the statement by sego?
U think Tinubu will be President if the North really decide to behalf like u are doing?

madridguy:
I won't blame them much but the Lagos political circus that have allowed rubbish from every swegbe and pako all the name of liberalism.

helinues:
Bro, those people are being deliberately mischievous but the good thing is, nobody is listening to them again as they have confirmed severally about their insincerity about issue

helinues:
Could you please point out to where I endorsed Sego's threat statement? Is Sego speaking on behalf of Lagosians or just expressing himself?

President Tinubu will win the 2027 election convincingly without rigging or intimidation. That, I can bet anything with it

helinues:
Bro, privileges are been withdrawn if you have been paying attention. It will get worst before 2027.

Name wey person go give him pikin should be personally kept. We don't need vuvuzela about this at all

madridguy:
Well if you said so but seeing the Lamba master gallivanting around Lagos over the demolition in trade fair still doesn't go well with me.

madridguy:
Well if you said so but seeing the Lamba master gallivanting around Lagos over the demolition in trade fair still doesn't go well with me.

atiku4President:
So you call that " expressing himself"? No problem. I pity all of you that don't know the table will turn one day.

helinues:
Why are you people so fixated about Lagos state. Lagos state is just one state out of the 36 states we have in Nigeria.

We have read about threats from people from other states but you people never react to that.

This hypocrisy of a thing actually stinks

mascot87:
We no really send them pap1 for here. They can keep wailing for as long as they want

Sheuns:
The rooster will come home to roost for those people supporting hooliganism in Lagos state just because those hooligans temporarily shift their attention to their “perceived enemies”.

No one ever associated with area boys in the past, but now we have a political party that emboldens them just because they feel they’re useful to them now.

What do you mean by area boys, the NURW union or the IPOB because one is rendering service while the other is killing people

Boko Haram started out just like this.

Ttalk:
Seriously, SanwoOlu should be blamed for taking that trash, what Alias and Okpebholo rejected without blinking an eye.