Taking to his verified X handle on Friday, Davido expressed sadness over the development.

Davido wrote, “Mehnnnnn may his perfect soul rest in peace.”

His reaction came days after he publicly criticised Senator Francis Fadahunsi of the Osun East Senatorial District over remarks that generated controversy ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State.

DAILY POST recalls that the lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, was spotted in a video where he told his supporters to kill any member of the Accord Party they see ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election in the state.

The statement was signed by Paul Anigbogu on behalf of the Enugu ADC media team.

Anigbogu said Chief Ocho Obodoeze remained intact as the ADC guber candidate in the state, adding that all House of Assembly candidates have also been duly uploaded on INEC portal.

“INEC has no power whatsoever to stop any party from uploading the name of its candidates into the portal, as long as the party fulfilled all the legal requirements for nominating candidates,” Anigbogu said, while making reference to the Court of Appeal Abuja judgment on August 13, 2026, which nullified the power of INEC to stop a validly nominated candidate of a political party from participating in an election.

“Besides upholding the nomination of Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola by the Kabiru Taminu Turaki-led faction of the PDP as the legitimate PDP governorship candidate for Osun State, the appellate court ordered INEC to immediately place the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of the election.

“The Appeal Court panel held that because the PDP conducted primaries monitored by INEC and submitted the winner’s name, administrative issues like portal access code could not stop the candidate from participating,” ADC said.

It maintained that the Electoral Act only empowered INEC to observe and not to stop duly nominated candidates from participating in the election.

“We conducted our primaries for the nomination of candidates. INEC accepted our governorship candidate and all the candidates for House of Assembly elections.

“Their names were duly uploaded into the portal. Whatever the Resident Electoral Commissioner and his agents are saying is a blatant lie. It is a fallacy.

“They know that ADC is the party to beat in Enugu State and their agenda is to distract us.

“However, we remain focused in our bid to rescue Enugu State from the maladministration of the present-day government,” the party stated.

The people of Osun State will go to the polls on Saturday, August 15, 2026, to elect their governor in an election where 15 candidates are contesting.

Among them are the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, and the African Democratic Congress flagbearer, Najeem Salaam.

Tinubu charged the electorate in Osun State to come out to discharge their civic responsibility and eschew any act that could disrupt the peaceful conduct of the election, while assuring the people of their safety before and after the polls.

In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President said: “As the people of Osun State head to the polling units to elect who will govern them in the next four years, I call on the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure orderly conduct of the election. The election must be transparent, free and fair. I urge INEC to ensure the integrity of the process.

“INEC must use this last off-cycle election as a test case to demonstrate to Nigerians their full preparedness for the 2027 polls.

“I have charged the Inspector-General of Police and other heads of security outfits taking part in the election to provide maximum security at polling units. No room should be allowed for troublemakers to disrupt the process.

“Electoral officials and voters must be protected so they can perform their civic duties without fear or intimidation.

“Voters should feel confident to go out in their numbers to vote for the candidate of their choice as all measures necessary to ensure a peaceful, free and fair election have been put in place.

“Our elections must be credible, and the outcome of the Osun Governorship election must reflect the will of the people.”