Davido Appeals to Trump over Osun Governorship Election Tensions
Davido said rising tension could lead to violence and intimidation, urging the United States and international observers to protect every voter and vote.
- On Tuesday, Nigerian singer David "Davido" Adeleke appealed to United States President Donald Trump to monitor the upcoming Osun State governorship election, citing concerns over potential violence and electoral disruption.
- Davido, who leads youth mobilization for Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, issued the letter titled "A Call for Attention to President Donald Trump" shortly after threatening to seek intervention if the election was rigged.
- Adeleke stated he would escalate his concerns by taking his protest to the White House, emphasizing that Osun people deserve to vote freely and without fear of intimidation.
- Former Kaduna Central senator Shehu Sani criticized the appeal, arguing that those attempting to involve Trump in Nigeria's electoral process are "wasting their time" because the U.S. President has little interest in African election credibility.
- Geopolitical crises in the Strait of Hormuz, Gaza, and Ukraine, alongside his party's survival in upcoming Senate and House of Representatives elections, leave Trump with little bandwidth for Nigerian electoral concerns, Sani added.
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Davido appeals to Trump over Osun governorship election tensions
The Afrobeats star wants the US President watching Osun’s polls closely. Instagram Davido has gone straight to the top! The Afrobeats megastar appealed directly to US President Donald Trump over rising tension surrounding Osun State’s governorship election. His uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, is seeking re-election on August 15. Concerns over intimidation and possible violence have escalated quickly. In a post on X, Davido tagged Trump and urge…
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Osun Election: 'You’re wasting your time’ — Shehu Sani reacts to Davido’s Trump appeal
Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has criticized singer Davido’s call for United States President Donald Trump to intervene in the forthcoming Osun State governorship election. Sani made his position known in a post on his X handle shortly after Davido’s appeal. He said those attempting to involve Trump in Nigeria’s electoral process were just wasting their time, arguing that the US President has little interest in the credibility of el…
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