The Osun State Police Command has summoned the Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, over a viral comment in which he allegedly urged supporters to “kill Accord” ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The invitation followed widespread public reactions to remarks attributed to the senator during an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Ilesa, with critics alleging the statement amounted to incitement and a threat against members of the Accord Party.

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According to a letter dated August 11, 2026, and signed by the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Osun governorship election, Samuel Etaifo Erale, Fadahunsi was directed to report to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Osogbo at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12. The police stated that the invitation was based on information alleging that the senator made statements considered threatening, inciting and intimidating, which have since circulated widely on electronic and social media platforms. The command said it was necessary for the senator to clarify the circumstances surrounding the remarks.

Reacting to the controversy, Fadahunsi’s media office denied that the senator encouraged violence, insisting that his comments were political and metaphorical. In a statement titled “Kill Osun Accord with Votes, Not Violence, Senator Fadahunsi Tells APC,” the office explained that the senator was urging APC supporters to overwhelmingly defeat the Accord Party at the ballot box during the August 15 governorship election. It maintained that the remark was a call for lawful, peaceful and democratic participation in the electoral process and not an appeal for physical attacks against Accord members or supporters.