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Osun State election campaign – Davido feud escalates

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Osun State election campaign – Davido feud escalates

In early August 2026, Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido appealed called for calm ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election, urging voters to reject violence and describing framing the ballot as a collective “voice.” voice. He highlighted the stakes of the race, noting the recent freezing of the state’s statutory allocation account and praising then appeared at a rally for his uncle, incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, as a leading administrator. Two days later Davido took a more overt political stance by appearing at a campaign rally for Adeleke. He helped helping clear barricades, performed performing on stage with the governor and used using his social‑media platform to call for demand a peaceful, credible vote while also mocking a former presidential adviser. The rally underscored Davido’s personal ties to the Adeleke family and amplified the contest between the incumbent Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress challenger. On August 6, vote. Davido publicly attacked former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad after Ahmad mocked Governor Adeleke Adeleke, mocking Ahmad’s 2022 APC primary performance (only 16 votes) and predicted his loss. Davido warning that he would return to the platform to lament an unfavorable result. He also defended his uncle against criticism from rebuked Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, Okpebholo by posting an the governor’s old WAEC result results, and threatened to rebut involve U.S. President Donald Trump if the remarks. Osun election were manipulated. Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma entered the debate, forecasting predicted a defeat for Adeleke and urging Davido Adeleke, adding to prepare for his uncle’s post‑office life while emphasizing a peaceful election. In the days leading up to heated discourse. Throughout the vote, campaign, Davido continued to appear at campaign rallies, was appointed events, dancing with the governor and urging a peaceful, credible vote, while also taking on formal roles as youth mobiliser for the campaign council, council and named chairman of the Osun Sports Trust Fund, further cementing his role in the election’s public discourse. Fund.

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