VIDEO: Overcome with emotion, Adeleke invites Davido to share a warm embrace following election victory

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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, became emotional on Sunday during a congratulatory call from his nephew, Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, following his re-election.

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In a video circulating online, the governor appeared visibly emotional as he spoke with the singer on the phone.

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“Come and give me a hug,” Adeleke was heard saying during the call.

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Davido had earlier celebrated his uncle’s victory in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election with a post on X.

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“We did it Unc,” the singer wrote.

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In a video accompanying the post, Davido was seen lying on the floor as one of his aides, Israel, hailed him, saying, “Congratulations boss.”

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Davido actively campaigned for Adeleke throughout the election and repeatedly expressed confidence that the governor would secure a second term.

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Adeleke was declared the winner of the election on Sunday after polling 511,067 votes across the state.

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The incumbent governor, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, defeated his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 444,815 votes.

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Adeleke won in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji emerged victorious in 11.

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The victory secured Adeleke a fresh mandate to govern Osun State for another four years.

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Watch the video below:

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𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐠, 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐧

Credit: X | sUccessful1o2

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August 16, 2026

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