{
  "id": 1648691,
  "title": "Osun: APC spent N60bn on vote-buying, my prayers helped Gov Adeleke win – Davido’s father",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/osun-apc-spent-n60bn-on-vote-buying-my-prayers-helped-gov-adeleke-win",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:14:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/18/osun-apc-spent-n60bn-on-vote-buying-my-prayers-helped-gov-adeleke-win-davidos-father/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deji Adeleke, businessman and father of afrobeats singer Davido, claims the All Progressives Congress (APC) spent approximately N60 billion on vote-buying during the Osun State governorship election. He asserts that APC spent N50,000 per vote in certain areas. In Osogbo, the state capital, Deji stated his prayers were instrumental in Governor Ademola Adeleke's victory. He explained his prayer was for voters to accept APC's money but cast their ballots for his brother. Adeleke won the election on Saturday, securing 511,067 votes, while APC's Bola Oyebamiji received 444,815 votes.",
  "summary": "Deji Adeleke, a businessman and the father of afrobeats singer, Davido, has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, spent around N60 billion on vote-buying during the Osun State governorship election. Adeleke also claimed that the APC used N50,000 to buy votes in some areas during the governorship election. Speaking in Osogbo, the state capital, […] Osun: APC spent N60bn on vote-buying,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Adeleke campaign DG condemns Osun attacks, urges police to prosecute perpetrators",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/adeleke-campaign-dg-condemns-osun-attacks-urges-police-to-prosecute",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:12:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}