A viral video involving Oyo State APC governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, and a male journalist during an interview has sparked reactions online.
In the footage circulating on social media, Alli appears to have the journalist sitting on his lap while also touching and caressing him during the interaction.
The unusual scene has prompted questions from social media users, with many saying the encounter did not look like a conventional interview.
Reacting to the viral footage, @HardTruthhub: “This one no be interview again. When a governorship candidate dey lap journalist and rub am for camera, the story don already finish before the first question. Oyo people, una see the energy.”
Other users also commented on the physical interaction between the politician and the journalist, while some dragged the incident into broader political and personal discussions.
@BaronGotze: “He’s a Muslim isn’t he?”
@amNonsoEkwunife: “No wonder APC Obama loved APC so much. Gaybu”
@BLSHiCapital: “He’s either a goof or under diabolical attacks…same guy went on campaign ground to say UP APM when he’s contesting under APC”
@icedririi: “Why the guy allow the guy lap am sef😂”
@petdaviper1: “Why he lap the guy ? 😂”
@Cyril_T3: “He’s even rubbing his legs”
@LaFresh1881: “Let me laugh 😆. There’s no way you can spin this that it can look good.”
@effkaybaba: “Does this idiot know what personal space means? This is wierd no matter how innocent it was.”
@ugonet22: “This bedroom position doesn’t look good at all, no matter how you want to call it innocent.. grown men for that matter”
@Real_Ogb042: “LGBT done get candidate 😀😀”
@tornado_gunshot: “Oyo state will approve LGBT wen he wins 🤣🤣”

