Osogbo — Just days before Osun State heads to the polls, a fresh spat has broken out between former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad and Afrobeats star Davido, and this time it’s over the singer’s plea to the White House.
Davido had taken to social media to appeal directly to US President Donald Trump, asking him and the international community to pay close attention to Saturday’s governorship election. The singer said he was worried about rising tension in the state and the risk of violence, intimidation, or anything that could disrupt the voting process. He wanted assurances that ordinary voters in Osun would be protected and that whatever choice they made at the ballot box would be respected.
That message didn’t go unnoticed by Bashir Ahmad, spokesman for the City Boys Movement, who wasted no time firing back. In a post on his verified X account, Ahmad sarcastically asked Davido if he’d now be
waiting for Trump to send American troops to help his uncle secure victory — a clear reference to incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, who Davido has been actively campaigning for.This latest jab is just the newest round in what’s become a running battle between the two online. Davido, meanwhile, has stood by his decision to reach out to Trump, explaining that since he holds both Nigerian and American citizenship, he considers Trump one of his presidents too — so the appeal, in his view, wasn’t out of place.
Governor Adeleke is fighting to hold onto his seat in Saturday’s election, a contest that has already been marked by accusations and counter-accusations of intimidation from different camps. With voting just around the corner, the bigger question now is whether Nigeria’s security agencies can guarantee a peaceful process — and whether all this noise online will count for anything once the ballots are cast.
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