Gov Uzodinma Mocks Davido: Prepare To Employ Your Uncle Governor Adeleke As Dancer Because He’ll Lose Osun Election
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has sent a mock response to music star Davido, telling the younger man to prepare to employ, Osun State’s Governor Ademola Adeleke, the Singer’s uncle to dance in his Afrobeat music band.
Uzodimma spoke after Davido publicly urged the Imo Governor not to turn the August 15, 2026 Osun Governorship election as a political battleground.
Uzodimma noted, “Rather than attempting to influence Governor Hope Uzodimma through emotional appeals, Davido should concentrate on helping his uncle prepare for life after office, as the people of Osun appear ready to cast their votes massively in favour of the APC candidate.
“Perhaps, Davido should also begin making preparations to officially sign his uncle as a dancer in his musical band, because judging by the mood of the electorate, he may well be out of a political job after the August 15, 2026, Governorship election.”
The exchange followed comments made by Davido during a campaign event in support of Adeleke’s re-election bid.
Although Davido did not mention Uzodimma by name, he alleged that a politician from Imo State was planning to interfere in the electoral process.
He urged the individual to allow the people of Osun State to decide their next Governor without external pressure.
Reacting in a statement issued on Wednesday through his Senior Special Assistant on Electronic and Creative Media, Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, Uzodimma dismissed the Singer’s comments and maintained that his focus remained on ensuring victory for the APC through lawful political campaigns.
Furthermore, Uzodimma stated that he had consistently maintained that the APC would continue to appeal to the conscience of Osun voters to support and elect the party’s Governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji.
He also claimed that voters in the state were prepared to vote out Davido’s uncle for failing to fulfil campaign promises.
Uzodimma said: “It is rather pedestrian for Davido to direct such an appeal to the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum simply because his wife is from Imo State. Instead, his appeal should be directed to the people of Osun State, who will ultimately decide the election’s outcome through their votes….
“The reality is that Governor Ademola Adeleke has, in the opinion of many, failed woefully in the discharge of his responsibilities. This is why many Osun voters are determined to vote him out in the August 15, 2026, Governorship election.
“The signals emerging from across Osun State are clear. There is a growing indication that a significant number of voters have rejected the current administration and are prepared to embrace a new direction.”
