Afrobeats superstar Davido has weighed in on Nigeria's 2027 presidential race, declaring that a fractured opposition leaves President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a strong position to secure a second term.
The singer, born David Adeleke, made the comments during an interview with News Central on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, when the conversation turned to the political climate in Nigeria and the recently concluded Osun State governorship election.
Davido was direct in his assessment, stating that if someone put money on the table and asked him to choose, he would back Tinubu to win comfortably, not out of loyalty to the president, but because the opposition has failed to organise itself into a credible challenge.
According to the musician, the situation in the South alone illustrates the problem clearly, with nearly eight politicians believed to be angling for the presidency at the same time.
He argued that if those same figures could put aside personal ambition and rally behind a single candidate, the incumbent would face a far more difficult contest.
"In the South alone, almost eight people want to be president. Why can't all of you guys sit down together? Because let me tell you, if there was a unified opposition, presidents might have a problem. But they're not unified."
Davido acknowledged that turning things around would require considerable effort, but said the Osun governorship result gave him some optimism, pointing to young Nigerians as the driving force behind any meaningful change.
"From what happened in Osun, there's still hope. All the youths in Nigeria were the future, were the ones in charge now," he added.
The singer's comments arrive after he publicly distanced himself from Nigerian politics more broadly, describing the country's political system as "evil" in a post on X.
He was responding to criticism following his visible support for his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, during the Osun governorship race.
Davido was firm in separating that involvement from any broader political alignment, stressing that backing his uncle was a matter of family, not ideology.
He also pushed back against suggestions that he had rallied others to vote, insisting his support was entirely personal and did not rely on any external mobilisation.
Davido: The opposition in Nigeria is divided. In the south alone, almost 8 people want to be President. Why can’t all of you come together and pick one person. If there is unified opposition, the President might have a problem. pic.twitter.com/bkY9gqZWYm
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