Bashir Ahmad calls Davido’s APC criticism “cheap blackmail” as the singer weighs in on Osun’s August 15 governorship election
Former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad has described Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, as engaging in “cheap blackmail” after the singer criticised supporters of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 15 August 2026 Osun State governorship election.
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Davido had posted on X that anyone supporting the APC in Osun State was an “enemy of progress”, while suggesting that voters would learn important lessons from the election.
Ahmad responded on X, rejecting the singer’s characterisation of APC supporters and arguing that voters were entitled to make their own political choices.
“This is just cheap blackmail. People have every right to vote for whoever or whatever party they choose,” Ahmad wrote.
The former presidential aide then turned the argument towards the record of the Osun State Government, noting that Davido’s uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, had been in office for four years.
“After all, your uncle has been running the government for four years now. Surely, that is enough time for the good people of Osun to make their judgment,” Ahmad said.
The exchange adds another layer to the increasingly heated political conversation surrounding the Osun governorship election, with public figures using social media to campaign for competing political positions.
The dispute between Ahmad and Davido is not new. The two have traded pointed remarks online in recent weeks, with their exchanges moving beyond the immediate question of the APC’s popularity in Osun.
Ahmad had earlier expressed confidence that Davido would return to X to complain about the outcome of the 15 August election.
Davido subsequently hit back, describing Ahmad as a “little boy” who entered politics and challenging him to identify achievements from his eight years as a presidential aide.
The latest exchange has therefore developed into a broader argument about political influence, government performance and the role of prominent personalities in shaping public opinion ahead of an important state election.
Davido’s intervention is notable because of his family connection to Adeleke, the incumbent governor seeking another term, although his comments were framed as a broader condemnation of APC supporters rather than a detailed assessment of the competing candidates.
Ahmad, meanwhile, has positioned his response around voters’ freedom to choose, while implicitly directing attention to the record of the incumbent administration.
With voting only days away, the public disagreement illustrates how the Osun contest has extended beyond traditional campaign platforms into Nigeria’s highly active social media space.
The election is expected to attract close attention as voters decide whether to retain Adeleke or hand the governorship to another candidate.
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For now, the Ahmad-Davido exchange has provided a particularly visible snapshot of the political tensions surrounding the final days of the campaign.
