Post by Taiwo OLUSHOLA A (@TheAfricanLens7421)

28 February 2026

The silence of federal authorities regarding this threat established dangerous precedent. When Governor Nyesom Wike restricted opposition campaigns in Rivers State during 2023, "the heavens did not fall" . Okpebholo's threat, unchallenged by the Presidency or security agencies, effectively licensed subsequent violence against opposition figures

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