Davido reacts as Rynlola loses polling unit to his uncle

Davido wasted no time weighing in on the unfolding Osun State governorship election on Saturday, August 15, 2026, after early results showed incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke's Accord Party outperforming the APC.

At former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola's polling unit in Okuku, Odo-Otin Local Government Area, the Accord Party pulled in 125 votes against the APC's 85, a result that quickly circulated online.

When a supporter shared the news, Davido quoted the post and fired back at Oyinlola, stating that the former governor would have to return the car given to him by Governor Adeleke.

Davido, nephew of Governor Adeleke and one of his most vocal campaigners throughout the day, was not done. As results continued to trickle in from across the state's more than 3,700 polling units, he posted a second message, boasting that the APC would respect the people of Osun State by force after the gubernatorial election process.

Earlier in the day, the Afrobeats superstar had been urging voters online to hold their ground at polling units, demand that results be uploaded to INEC's IReV portal, and guard their votes as counting began.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) continued official collation as partial figures emerged from various local governments.

Davido wrote:

The car controversy behind Davido's comment: The remark pointed directly at a simmering public dispute between Oyinlola and Adeleke's camp over a vehicle.

Oyinlola had pushed back against suggestions that the car was a personal gift from the governor, insisting that it was a statutory entitlement for former governors under Osun State law, specifically a vehicle replacement due every four years, and that the state actually still owed him additional vehicles.