2027: ‘Rig and D!e’ Remark – ‘Nobody Has the Right to Take Another Person’s Life Over Election Rigging’ – Nigerian comedian Mr Jollof
Nigerian comedian and social commentator, Freedom Atsepoyi, popularly known as Mr Jollof, has criticised former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, over his ‘Rig and D+e’ remark ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Omo-Agege recently made headlines after declaring that anyone who attempts to rig the 2027 elections in Delta State would d+e. Reacting in a video, Mr Jollof insisted that nobody has the constitutional right to take another person’s life over electoral malpractice, stressing that the law should take its course.
He said: “Nobody has the constitutional right to take another person’s life, even if the person rigs an election. The law should take its course. Because things are not favouring you now, does that mean it should become a do-or-d+e affair?
“So, sir, don’t preach something that shouldn’t be preached. The way things are now, our people can be overzealous. Someone may not even be rigging an election; the person could just be walking by, or someone might be angry because you don’t belong to the same political party. They could end up k+lling that person and claiming it was because of election rigging.
“So, when you make such statements as a senator and elder statesman, at your age, there are certain things you shouldn’t say.” Clarifying that he did not intend to insult Omo-Agege, the comedian added:
“I’m not trying to insult you, our senator. I cannot insult you because you have close ties with people who are close to me. However, I’m only correcting what you said. When you point a finger at someone, you should look carefully because the other fingers are pointing back at you.
“Because when your men were involved in what you described as ‘rig and d+e’ during the 2023 election, I hope you didn’t deprive someone of the opportunity to represent the people.”
