{
  "id": 571656,
  "title": "Osun Election: ‘You’re wasting your time’ — Shehu Sani reacts to Davido’s Trump appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/osun-election-youre-wasting-your-time-shehu-sani-reacts-to-davidos",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T14:19:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/11/osun-election-youre-wasting-your-time-shehu-sani-reacts-to-davidos-trump-appeal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central senator, has dismissed singer Davido's plea for US President Donald Trump to interfere in the upcoming Osun State governorship election. Sani expressed his views on his X handle following Davido's appeal. He contended that individuals attempting to involve Trump in Nigeria's electoral process are essentially wasting their time. According to Sani, \"Those who are trying to drag Mr Trump into our elections are just wasting their time.\" He added that Trump, unlike previous presidents Obama or Biden, shows little interest in the integrity of elections in Africa. Sani provided precedents from Tanzania, Uganda and Cameroon as evidence of Trump's disinterest. He also noted that Trump is preoccupied with issues like the Strait of Hormuz, Gaza, and Ukraine, and his party is facing a tough battle in the upcoming House of Representatives and Senate elections.",
  "summary": "Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has criticized singer Davido’s call for United States President Donald Trump to intervene in the forthcoming Osun State governorship election. Sani made his position known in a post on his X handle shortly after Davido’s appeal. He said those attempting to involve Trump in Nigeria’s electoral process were just […] Osun Election: ‘You’re wasting your…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun Guber: 2027 election revolution starts Saturday – Isaac Fayose tells voters what to do",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/osun-guber-2027-election-revolution-starts-saturday-isaac-fayose",
        "published": "2026-08-11T14:07:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}