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Davido, the Afrobeats star born David Adeleke, took to social media during Saturday’s governorship vote count to declare that his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, is winning the election.
Posting as results came in, Davido said supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were in disarray after former governor Bisi Akande lost in his own ward.
“Their group chat don scatter! Baba Akande lost his ward. Gov Adeleke is cruising to victory. Shame APC. Osun no be Edo!” he wrote.
A vocal backer of Governor Adeleke, the singer also urged residents to stay alert and push back against what he described as alleged interference by former governor Gboyega Oyetola.
“I implore Osun people to stay vigilant all night and resist plans of Oyetola. Na we get Osogbo! Imole ti woleeeee,” he added.
In another post, Davido expressed confidence that Adeleke would win the election and called for security agencies to remain deployed at electoral locations.
“We are winning, guys! Security agencies shouldn’t be withdrawn from electoral units,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission commenced the sorting and counting of votes at polling units across Osun State following the conclusion of voting.
As of 5:51 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2026, a check of the INEC Result Viewing Portal by our correspondent showed that results from 1695 of the 3,763 polling units had been uploaded.
PUNCH Online earlier reported that three major candidates in the election had expressed confidence in emerging victorious as the exercise entered the sorting and collation stage.
Adeleke, the Accord Party candidate, expressed confidence in victory after casting his vote at Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Unit 9, in Ede North Local Government Area.
Similarly, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who voted at Ward 09, Unit 011, Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area, also expressed confidence of winning the election.
Meanwhile, the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate, Najeem Salaam, raised concerns over the alleged non-recognition of his party agents in several areas across the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has yet to officially declare a winner as of the time of filing this report.
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