Davido denies role in APC defeat
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Nigerian singer Davido rejects claims by APC national youth leader Dayo Israel about his role in the party’s electoral defeat in Osun State. Incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke was declared the winner of the 15 August election, according to the article.
Nigerian singer Davido has rejected accusations by Dayo Israel, national youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who attributed some responsibility to him for the party’s defeat in the Osun State governorship election. The election was held on 15 August 2026.
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke the winner. Dayo Israel nevertheless argued that the APC should rely on younger figures with influence comparable to Davido’s, whose networks, music and digital presence had been mobilised to reach young voters.
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