Davido banned from performing in Edo over exchange with Okpebholo

  Promise Obichukwu

  ENTERTAINMENT

Friday, August 21, 2026   2:17 PM

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Afrobeat singer, Adeleke David Adedeji popularly known as Davido, has been banned from performing in Edo State.

The musician was banned following his public exchange with Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, over the just-concluded election in Osun State.

Okpebholo, who is an active member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had during the campaign for the party’s candidate in Osun, criticised the state governor, Adeleke’s performance and accused that his dancing skills were distracting him from governance.

In response, Davido, in an Instagram post, mocked Okpebholo over his academic grade by sharing his WAEC result.

During Davido's interview with News Central after Adeleke’s victory, Davido pledged never to apologise to Okpebholo and firmly stood on his statement that he doesn’t have the right to attack a sitting governor who is doing better than him.


Even in an open letter on Instagram, the singer challenged the governor to get prepared for him.
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