{
  "id": 1255948,
  "title": "Osun Decides: ‘Face your music, leave politics’ — Faleke replies Davido",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/osun-decides-face-your-music-leave-politics-faleke-replies-davido",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T11:24:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/16/osun-decides-face-your-music-leave-politics-faleke-replies-davido/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ikeja Federal Constituency lawmaker James Faleke has responded to allegations made by Afrobeats star Davido regarding his alleged influence on the Osun State governorship election. In a post on his verified X account, Faleke, who supported the APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, denied any involvement in the electoral process and urged the musician to face the consequences of his claims.\n\nDavido had expressed his discontent during the election's collation in Osogbo, tweeting, \"Hon. James Faleke, stop putting pressure on INEC to change Osun election result. Respect the wishes of Osun people. We don’t want Oyetola and AMBO.\" The Nigerian superstar had pledged his support to Faleke's uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, who ran under the Accord Party.\n\nResponding to the accusations, Faleke clarified that his purpose in Osun was to back his party's candidate. He emphasized that he had never engaged in any form of electoral manipulation and that he had no intention of doing so. Faleke stated, \"I have never influenced or rigged before and I don’t plan to start now. Face your music while we face our politics. I came to Osun to support my party’s candidate, while you supported your uncle’s party (Accord). INEC is a body that can’t be influenced by me or anyone else.\"",
  "summary": "The lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency of Lagos State at the House of Representatives, James Faleke, has replied Afrobeats superstar, Davido, over allegations of influencing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the just concluded governorship election in Osun State. In a post on his verified X handle on Sunday, the lawmaker who supported the All […] Osun Decides:…",
  "key_points": [
    "James Faleke denies influencing Osun governorship election.",
    "Davido criticized Faleke for pressuring INEC to change election results.",
    "Faleke supports APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji in Osun."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}