Recall that the singer had questioned the presence of Ugonyeka in Osun State before the governorship election.

Ugonyeka reportedly arrived in Osun State ahead of the governorship election despite Osun not being her assigned state.

Reacting to her continued stay in Osun, Davido wrote, “Mrs Pauline Ugonyeka, I heard you’re still in Osun, your mission tomorrow will fail as the INEC REC. Osun people will stand by their votes.”

DAILY POST reports that the Osun State governorship election is scheduled for August 15, 2026 (today) and is being contested by the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, Davido’s uncle who is seeking re-election, alongside the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, among others.

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.