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APC Supporters Clash With Obidients Over Alex Otti’s ‘Rig and Die’ Remark

APC and Labour Party supporters are clashing over Alex Otti’s warning against election rigging in Abia State.

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October 18, 2025

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APC and Labour Party supporters are clashing over Alex Otti’s warning against election rigging in Abia State, with critics likening his “write your will” comment to MC Oluomo’s 2023 threat against Igbos.

MC Oluomo, the Chairman of the NURTW, has become a reference point in a heated online debate after APC supporters compared him to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, following the governor’s recent warning against election rigging.

Governor Otti, while addressing supporters on Saturday, declared that anyone planning to “write election results in Abia State should first write their will.” The Labour Party governor was reacting to claims by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, that the APC would take over Abia in 2027.

The statement quickly ignited reactions on social media. APC loyalists argued that Otti’s warning was no different from MC Oluomo’s 2023 comments that threatened Igbos who planned to vote against APC in Lagos. They accused the media and opposition supporters of hypocrisy for defending Otti’s words while condemning similar remarks from southwestern figures.

In response, members of the Obidients and Labour Party supporters insisted that Otti’s words were a call for electoral integrity, not violence. They maintained that his warning was directed at political actors planning to manipulate the 2027 polls.

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The controversy has since reignited broader discussions about political rhetoric, double standards, and Nigeria’s fragile democracy. While APC supporters view Otti’s remarks as incitement, Labour Party followers argue they reflect a firm stance against election malpractice — echoing the viral online slogan, “Rig and Die.”

Though electoral fraud is not punishable by death in Nigeria, it’s worth recalling that in 2019, then-President Muhammadu Buhari declared that anyone caught snatching ballot boxes could be shot on sight — a statement that, like Otti’s, stirred controversy nationwide.