Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has refuted allegations of threatening Igbo voters in Lagos State.
The controversy began after a viral video showed MC Oluomo warning those who do not vote for his party in the upcoming governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
In the video, MC Oluomo referred to an unidentified ‘Iya Chukwudi’ in the crowd and urged her to stay at home if she would not vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
However, in a video shared via his Instagram account on Friday, MC Oluomo denied the threat and described Iya Chukwudi as his sister and a good neighbour.
“The meeting I went yesterday, she (Iya Chukwudi) is like my sister, she was the one I was referring to, ‘That Iya Chukwudi, if you know you’re not voting for me, sit at home.’ The next thing was that I just saw it on social media,” he said.
MC Oluomo further stated that he is always for peace and has a good relationship with Igbo people living and trading in Lagos. He also emphasized the importance of voter participation in the elections.
“I’m always for peace, and if you look at Lagos State, there is peace there, why will I say people should not come out and vote? If they don’t come out to vote, how will the All Progressives Congress get the votes? How will the Igbo not vote for the APC? The APC is my party, count me out of the allegations,” he said.
