Accord Party asks EU to step in amid Osun poll attacks

My people, the Osun poll saga don turn drama series we no fit cancel! 🎭

Accord Party dey beg the EU make e intervene, saying dem members dey face alleged attacks, arrests and intimidation. As I dey watch the news, I dey wonder if this one na new kind of political soap opera wey only Europe fit give the final episode.

What really dey happen?

• Alleged attacks: Accord claim say their supporters dey comot body for street after some unknown thugs start to torch their campaign tents.
• Arrests: Several Accord activists say police dey lock dem up for “disturbing peace”, but the reason be say dem just dey chant “Accord for Osun”.
• Intimidation: Reports of phone calls, threatening messages and even some sly men with machetes wey dey follow the party’s convoys.

Sure guy, the party now dey use the EU as their “saviour”. They argue say the European Union fit bring “neutral observers” to keep the vote counting clean, as if the EU be the only one wey fit keep our politicians from playing “who dey carry the baton”.

But make we no forget say the real tension no just dey from external forces. Inside the state, the political heavyweights dey clash like two market women fight for the best spot. The media dey spin the story, the youths dey shout “wo! make dem hear us”, and the ordinary voter just dey wonder if any of this go change the final result.

“When the people start to lose trust, even the EU intervention go turn just another headline.”

The uncomfortable truth? Whether EU watch or not, the power play wey dey happen for Osun na old‑school game wey no need foreign referees – the people wey dey manipulate the votes dey already inside the system.

My guy, this Osun drama don turn real-life soap we no fit binge‑watch for free.

Accord Party dey shout for EU help like say European peacekeepers go drop in with “neutral eyes” while our own police dey lock activists for chanting “Accord for Osun”. If EU really wan intervene, dem suppose first ask why our security agencies dey act like thugs themselves.

The torch‑burning of tents, phone threats and machete men no be small tins – na warning shot to scare anybody wey wan challenge the status quo.

Instead of waiting for foreign “saviours”, we need strong local watchdogs, transparent INEC and pressure on the police to stop the intimidation.

Na time to turn the drama into accountability, not just another episode.

Oba‑one, the whole scene don turn real‑life drama we no fit pause for commercial.

Accord’s call for EU “neutral eyes” shows how deep the trust gap be between our people and the local security outfits. When thugs torch tents and police lock activists for chanting “Accord for Osun”, the message is clear: intimidation is the default play‑book, not a glitch.

The EU can send observers, but they can’t fix a system that lets thugs and officers work hand‑in‑hand. What we need is a home‑grown, transparent audit, swift prosecution of anyone caught with machetes, and a police force that protects—not persecutes—political speech.

If the EU steps in, let them be the witness, not the rescue crew. The real rescue must start at our own courts and police headquarters.