Afrobeats star 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.
“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,” he wrote.
The allegation came hours after the Nigeria Police Force announced a restriction of movement across Osun State from midnight on Friday, August 14, until 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, as part of security measures for the election.
Thousands of police officers and personnel from other security agencies have been deployed across the state to maintain law and order during the poll.
Davido, who is a nephew of incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, has been actively campaigning for his uncle, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord Party.
Governor Adeleke is facing competition from candidates including Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress and others in the off-cycle election.
Davido’s post generated significant reactions online, with users offering differing views on the allegation.
While some argued that the singer may have been affected by the general restriction on movement imposed for the election, others raised concerns about the possibility of security agencies specifically targeting the high-profile supporter of the incumbent governor.
Reacting to the post, former presidential media aide Bashir Ahmad described Davido’s claim as “dramatic”, stressing that movement restrictions had already been announced as part of the security arrangements for the election.
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“You are just dramatic, @davido. It has been widely announced by the security operators that movement in and around Osun will be restricted from 12 midnight today until 6 pm today due to the election and this is a standard security measure during elections anywhere not peculiar to Osun,” Ahmad wrote.
He added that the constitutional right to freedom of movement did not exempt individuals from complying with lawful security measures introduced to safeguard the electoral process.
“So the right to freedom of movement does not mean ignoring lawful security measures put in place to ensure a peaceful and credible election,” he said.
