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Osun Election: Dangote, Akpabio called me to delete my tweet – Davido
Afrobeats singer, Davido, has claimed that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and business mogul, Aliko Dangote, called him to delete one of his tweets during the just-concluded Osun State governorship election.
Davido made the claim while speaking on News Central Television, days after he mounted pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Federal Government over the conduct of the election.
The singer, who openly supported his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, during the election, also alleged that large amounts of money were brought to the state in an attempt to influence the outcome of the poll.
“If you saw the cash these people brought to the election that day, if they had gotten away with that election, Nigeria would have been finished by now because the blueprint of Nigerian election would have been violence and vote buying,” Davido said.
He further claimed that his camp did not spend money on election day, despite what he described as widespread attempts at vote-buying.
“We didn’t spend a dime on the election day. Akpabio and Aliko Dangote called me to delete my tweet,” he said.
Davido also urged his uncle to serve as an example to other governors, saying Governor Adeleke’s victory came despite what he described as overwhelming odds against him.
“My uncle should be an example to other governors. With all odds against us, my uncle still won,” he said.
The singer added that his father, Adedeji Adeleke, also supported the governor throughout the election period.
“Even my dad was praying and fasting seven times a day for my uncle,” he said.
Davido had, during the election, posted a series of tweets on X criticising the APC, INEC and the Federal Government over developments surrounding the poll.
Adeleke, the candidate of the Accord Party, was eventually declared winner of the election by INEC after polling 511,067 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes.
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State would have been in the All Progressives Congress, APC, if things had worked well.
Wike explained that Adeleke has never been critical of the federation government.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the minister said: “Adeleke has never been too critical about the government, Adeleke would have been with them (APC) if things had worked out well.
“They believed that they won the Federal government, what happened in the FCT election? That one was rigged, if they had won, it would have been a template that they defeated the federal government but when they lost; the government manipulated the process.
“They should be able to know that this government from what I have seen in terms of allowing processes to run their own way, you must give them that credit.
“You don’t need to like anybody who is in charge or not.
“I was on vacation and I called Governor Adeleke on Saturday to ask him how the election was going. He said it was going well, and I reminded him that I told him not to worry.”
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Afrobeats superstar, Davido, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, spent N110 billion on vote-buying in the recently concluded Osun State governorship election.
Speaking during an interview on News Central Television on Tuesday, the singer said the Accord Party did not spend a dime during the polls.
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Afrobeats superstar, Davido, has vowed never to apologise to Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State for publishing his West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, result.
Davido made the vow on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on News Central Television.
DAILY POST recalls that the singer had blasted Okpebholo for mocking his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, over his frequent dancing at public events.
Davido reacted by sharing Okpebholo’s WASSCE result on his Instagram story, a move many social media users interpreted as a response to the governor’s remarks.
When asked if he would apologise to the Edo governor, the singer said, “I am not going to apologize to Monday Okpebholo. I posted his WAEC results for the people of Edo State to see who is governing them.
“The road to your Government House is not constructed. We will visit him when it is time for his re-election.”
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