He was speaking ahead of the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday (today).

He said, “Shamefully vote trading has become part of the democratic process in Nigeria. We have now named it vote trading because it involves a buyer and a seller.

“Money has become a determining factor for who leads us, that is very shameful. I won’t be surprised if vote buying happens tomorrow and becomes the order of the day. Usually the highest bidder wins at each polling unit.

“I won’t be surprised if it is what will happen in Osun State and becomes the order of the day. I just hope that it will not happen.

“What is concerning and hopeless to me is that security operatives are watching these individuals, sometimes looking the other way, and not doing anything.”

The former deputy governor maintained that he remains the candidate produced by the ADC governorship primary held in Zamfara State, where he secured 35,665 votes to defeat other aspirants.

According to the campaign organisation, the primary election was conducted in the presence of INEC officials, security agencies, party executives and delegates from the 14 local government areas of the state.

The organisation said Gusau was subsequently declared the winner by the chairman of the ADC governorship primary election committee.

It questioned the emergence of Shinkafi’s name on the INEC portal, alleging that he was not a card-carrying member of the ADC.

The group further questioned how Shinkafi’s name came to be listed as the party’s governorship candidate despite Gusau’s alleged victory in the primary.

It warned that it would challenge what it described as an attempt to alter the outcome of the party’s primary and called on relevant authorities and stakeholders to uphold the result of the exercise.

The organisation also cited provisions of the Electoral Act and INEC regulations, arguing that a candidate who participated in the primary election of one political party could not subsequently seek the ticket of another party.

The singer insisted that such a move would not happen, stressing that every Nigerian has the right to freedom of movement.

“I’ve been reliably informed that soldiers are trying to prevent me from entering Osun tomorrow, this won’t happen, every citizen of Nigeria has the right to movement at any point of time,” he wrote.

Reacting, Ahmad described Davido’s claim as “dramatic,” noting that security agencies had already announced restrictions on movement across the state as part of measures to ensure a peaceful election.

He said the restriction was expected to remain in place from midnight until 6pm on Saturday, adding that such measures were not peculiar to Osun.

“You are just dramatic, @davido. It has been widely announced by the security operators that movement in and around Osun will be restricted from 12 midnight today until 6 pm today due to the election and this is a standard security measure during elections anywhere not peculiar to Osun.

“So the right to freedom of movement does not mean ignoring lawful security measures put in place to ensure a peaceful and credible election,” Ahmad wrote.