“U No Try, @officialABAT”: Davido Calls Out President Tinubu Directly As Osun Election Results Roll In
Davido’s Osun election activism just reached its most direct target yet. After days of warnings, accusations, and appeals aimed at everyone from foreign leaders to state security agencies, the Afrobeats superstar has now called out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu himself, tagging him personally in a blunt, two-word verdict: “U no try.”
What Actually Happened
Taking to X on Saturday, August 15, as voting closed and results began trickling in from Osun State’s governorship election, Davido posted directly at the president’s official account: “U no try @officialABAT.” The comment followed an even sharper accusation he’d made just before, where he claimed security forces were being withdrawn specifically because his side was winning, declaring that the president was “killing democracy” by allowing it to happen.
The posts land in the middle of a tense, closely watched contest between incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke Davido’s own uncle, running under the Accord Party and APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji. Early results have shown a mixed picture so far, with reports of Accord edging ahead in some units, including one polling unit in Ila-Orangun where Accord recorded 104 votes against APC’s 58.
This Didn’t Come Out Of Nowhere
Davido’s direct call-out of Tinubu is really the culmination of a full week of escalating political engagement from the singer. Just days earlier, he’d appealed publicly to US President Donald Trump, asking the international community to monitor the election closely over fears of violence and vote manipulation. He’d also accused a woman named Pauline Ugonyeka of being deployed to Osun specifically to rig the vote on behalf of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, and shared footage he claimed showed the arrest of suspected APC-linked thugs ahead of polling day.
Throughout that build-up, Davido consistently framed his involvement as protecting his uncle’s re-election bid and Osun’s democratic process more broadly but this latest post marks the first time he’s gone directly at the sitting president by name, rather than at state officials, security agencies, or rival candidates.
Why Naming Tinubu Specifically Is A Bigger Deal
Calling out state actors or opposition figures is one thing but publicly telling the President of Nigeria “you didn’t try” is a noticeably bolder escalation, even by Davido’s already vocal standards this election season. It places him in direct, personal confrontation with the country’s highest office at a moment when the final outcome of the Osun election is still being collated and hasn’t been officially declared by INEC.
Given how quickly Davido’s other election-related posts have drawn official pushback including a sharp rebuke from an Edo State commissioner over his Trump appeal, and denials from officials accused in his other shared clips this latest post is likely to draw its own wave of reaction from within APC and the presidency in the hours ahead.
Wahala Network Take
Whatever the final results show once INEC completes collation, Davido has made one thing clear this election season: he’s not just watching from the sidelines as a concerned nephew, he’s willing to go toe-to-toe with the presidency itself on X if he feels the process isn’t being handled fairly. “U no try” might be short, but coming from someone with his reach, it’s not a phrase the presidency will be able to simply scroll past.
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