DAVIDO ALLEGES SOLDIERS TRYING TO STOP HIM FROM ENTERING OSUN AHEAD OF GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has alleged that soldiers are attempting to prevent him from entering Osun State as residents prepare to vote in Saturday’s governorship election.
Davido made the allegation in a post on his verified X account early Saturday, insisting that every Nigerian has the constitutional right to freedom of movement.
He wrote: “I’ve been reliably informed that soldiers are trying to prevent me from entering Osun tomorrow, this won’t happen, every citizen of Nigeria has the right to movement at any point of time.”
The allegation comes against the backdrop of movement restrictions announced by the Nigeria Police Force as part of security measures for the election.
The police had announced restrictions on movement across Osun State from 12:00 midnight on Friday, August 14, until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, with thousands of security personnel deployed across the state to maintain law and order during the poll.
Davido, who is a nephew of incumbent Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has actively campaigned for his uncle, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord Party.
The governor is facing challengers including the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, and other contenders in the off-cycle election.
Davido’s allegation quickly generated reactions on social media, with users divided over whether the reported attempt to restrict his movement was connected to the general election-day security measures or represented a targeted action against the prominent supporter of the incumbent governor.
Reacting to the singer’s post, former presidential media aide Bashir Ahmad dismissed the claim as “dramatic”, arguing that movement restrictions had already been publicly announced by security authorities.
Ahmad said the restrictions were standard measures adopted during elections to ensure security and should not be interpreted as being specifically targeted at Davido.
He argued that the right to freedom of movement does not exempt individuals from complying with lawful security measures introduced to protect the electoral process.
As voting begins across Osun State, security agencies are expected to enforce the movement restrictions throughout the state until 6:00 p.m., when the restriction is scheduled to be lifted.
Davido’s allegation had not, at the time of filing this report, been independently confirmed as a targeted attempt by soldiers to prevent him specifically from entering the state.
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