In a political move that has electrified the campaign trail, award-winning musician David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has thrown his weight behind Asue Ighodalo, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the upcoming Edo governorship election.
On Sunday evening, the superstar took to his Instagram stories to make the endorsement, posting a newspaper cover featuring Ighodalo.
He accompanied the Instagram story with the caption: “The next governor of my mother’s homeland.”
According to inside sources, the timing of this endorsement could not be more strategic, as Davido’s post follows the arrival of his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, in Benin City.
Governor Adeleke was part of a delegation of PDP governors attending a major rally for Dr. Ighodalo, signaling the growing support for the PDP candidate from influential political figures across the country ahead of the Saturday, September 21, 2024 election.
A source in the PDP said the endorsement is poised to resonate with younger, often politically disengaged voters, a demographic Davido has successfully mobilised in the past.
The source added that with millions of followers on social media, his influence can shift the narrative in a state where voter apathy has historically been a challenge.
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