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Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that he received calls from some of Nigeria’s most influential figures, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio and billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote, during the recently concluded Osun State governorship election.Speaking in an interview with News Central TV, Davido said the calls came as he was actively monitoring the election and sharing updates on X, formerly Twitter. According to him, he was asked to take down some of his posts, but he refused to do so until the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially announced the results.Davido also made a serious allegation about the amount of money allegedly deployed by political actors during the election. He claimed that more than ₦110 billion was brought into Osun in an attempt to influence the outcome.
“I just confirmed today. They spent N110 billion. I’m coming from somewhere where we had an insider who was sending us… If you see the cash these people brought in. If they had gotten away with that election, Nigeria is finished. Because the blueprint for election will now be violence and money,” he stated.
The singer said his camp did not respond to the alleged financial inducements with money of its own, insisting that their strategy was simply to rely on voters and closely monitor the process.
“We didn’t spend a dime on election day. All we could do was just pray that these people take their money and vote for us,” he said.
According to Davido, the mood among voters eventually became so tense that some residents confronted people allegedly attempting to interfere with the voting process.
“It got to a point where it was the Osun people that were beating the people that were trying to seize ballots. People are tired,” he added.
The singer then disclosed that he received calls from high-profile personalities while the results were being collated, with requests for him to remove his election-related posts.
“I heard the Senate President was trying to call the collation centre… They were calling me to delete. I said sorry o. You guys have literally just gone against my uncle… I can’t delete anything.”
Davido said Dangote also contacted him personally, but he maintained his position.
“Uncle Aliko called me too. I said, ‘Uncle, I’m not deleting until the INEC announcement,’” he revealed.
For Davido, the eventual victory of his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, represents a lesson for political leaders across the country.
“My uncle should be an example to all other government officials and governors. When you stand by the people, the people will stand by you,” he stated.
Davido’s involvement in Osun politics is closely tied to his family’s long-standing political influence in the state. His late uncle, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, popularly known as “Serubawon,” was the first civilian governor of Osun State in 1992, while another uncle, Ademola Adeleke, is the incumbent governor.
