Davido Touches Down and Heads Straight for Ede to Hug His Uncle in Osun after his victory
Davido doesn’t do things halfway, and this trip proves it. Fresh off his uncle’s re-election victory in Osun State, the superstar has landed back in Nigeria and is already on the road to Ede Instagram Stories geotagged straight from the highway, no delay, no detour.
Why This Trip Was Basically Guaranteed
This visit didn’t come out of nowhere it’s Davido keeping a promise he made just a day earlier. A viral video from Monday, August 17 captured an emotional phone call between Davido and his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, in the immediate aftermath of his victory. Adeleke was visibly in tears during the call, asking his nephew to come to Osun so he could hug him in person, while his son Sina Rambo also thanked Davido on the call for everything he’d put into the campaign. Davido’s response was warm and immediate he urged his uncle to rest after the gruelling election and promised he’d visit on Monday to celebrate properly. Judging by the highway shots geotagged in Ede, that promise is now in motion.
Why the Celebration Runs This Deep
To understand why this moment carries so much weight, you need the full picture of just how involved Davido was in this campaign. INEC declared Adeleke winner of the Osun governorship election with 511,067 votes, defeating APC’s Bola Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes a hard-fought win across 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas. Davido wasn’t a passive observer through any of it. In the campaign’s final stretch, he intensified his activity across Osun, urging voters to reject violence and intimidation and protect their votes. On election day itself despite being in London for a performance he stayed a constant, vocal presence online, publicly challenging INEC when result uploads to the IReV portal paused for roughly two hours, and posting real-time commentary as results rolled in. He’d even claimed just before the vote that soldiers were trying to block him from entering Osun, a moment that added extra drama to an already tense final stretch.
When the win was finally confirmed, Davido’s reaction went properly viral captured on video rolling on the floor in pure excitement, surrounded by his team, all celebrating together as the returning officer made the announcement official.
A Family Affair From Start to Finish
This victory has genuinely been a full Adeleke family moment. Davido’s father, billionaire businessman Deji Adeleke, was seen showing off his own dance moves at a victory party thrown to celebrate the win, continuing what’s clearly a family tradition Governor Adeleke himself has long been nicknamed the “Dancing Governor” for his signature moves. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo even paid a surprise congratulatory visit to Adeleke at his country home in Ede, greeted with dancing and songs of praise, urging the governor to “continue to deliver good governance” for the people of Osun.
Wahala Network Take
From campaign trail chaos to a tearful phone call to now an actual highway drive into Ede Davido’s commitment to his uncle’s political journey has been consistent from day one, and this visit is just the emotional final chapter of a very public campaign. Say what you want about celebrities in politics, but this one’s clearly personal, not performative.
We’ll be watching for the reunion footage. This one’s going to be a moment.
