The result was already becoming clear across Osun when the mood around the Adeleke family suddenly changed from campaign tension to celebration, and within hours of the official declaration, familiar names from Nigeria’s entertainment industry began marking the victory in very different ways. Some posted short messages that carried the weight of a family celebration, others turned to videos, dancing, music or congratulations, while a few used the moment to revisit conversations that had followed the campaign closely, creating another chapter around an election that had already attracted unusual attention from the entertainment world.
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party winner of the Osun State governorship election on August 16, 2026, after the election held on August 15, Adeleke secured 511,067 votes, defeating his closest challenger, All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Oyebamiji, who recorded 444,815 votes, while Adeleke won 19 of Osun’s 30 local government areas and Oyebamiji won 11, giving the incumbent a second four year term and immediately setting the stage for the celebrations that followed across Osogbo, Ede, social media and the Adeleke family circle.
August 15 sets the stage
Voting took place across Osun State on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with Adeleke seeking another term after his first tenure. The contest featured several candidates, but the most closely watched battle eventually centred on Adeleke and Oyebamiji. As results began emerging, attention moved steadily toward the figures that would determine whether the incumbent would remain in office, and by the time the final figures were collated, Adeleke had built a lead large enough to secure his return.
The final figures give the celebrity reactions their proper context because the entertainers celebrating were not reacting to a vague political development. They were responding to a confirmed electoral result. The verified election data records 2,339,233 registered voters, 1,010,604 accredited voters, 1,005,800 votes cast, 985,079 valid votes and 20,721 rejected votes, with Adeleke’s 511,067 votes putting him 66,252 votes ahead of Oyebamiji. The numbers also show that his victory extended across 19 local government areas while the APC candidate carried 11.
Davido’s first major celebration
Davido’s reaction quickly became the defining celebrity moment of the victory, largely because his connection to Adeleke is not simply political. The singer is the governor’s nephew, and throughout the campaign his support for his uncle had been highly visible, meaning his reaction after the declaration was always likely to attract attention. On Sunday, August 16, he posted on X with a message that was short enough to become instantly memorable.
“WE DID IT UNC!!!”
The post was accompanied by a video showing Davido celebrating after the victory, while one of his aides, Israel DMW, congratulated him by saying, “Congratulations boss,” the moment captured the personal side of the result because Davido was celebrating a family member who had just secured another term as governor, rather than simply commenting on the success of a politician he happened to support.
Davido’s celebration also followed his activity while the results were still being collated, meaning his interest in the election did not begin after INEC announced the winner. He had been following the count and commenting publicly before the declaration. His earlier message referred to the political situation surrounding the result and included the line, “Gov Adeleke is cruising to victory,” before the official declaration eventually confirmed the outcome.
The emotional moment with Adeleke
The celebration became even more personal after a video emerged showing an emotional interaction between Adeleke and Davido following the victory. The governor was seen speaking to his nephew via video call and asking him to come home for a hug, creating a moment that placed the family relationship directly at the centre of the election aftermath.
The scene added another layer to Davido’s “WE DID IT UNC!!!” message because the celebration was not confined to social media. The governor and his nephew were visibly sharing the victory together. The interaction also reflected the emotional weight of the election for the Adeleke family after months of campaigning, political exchanges and public attention.
That moment is important because it helps explain why Davido’s reaction attracted so much attention. His involvement had always been personal, and after the final result he was not standing apart from the Adeleke family celebration. He was visibly part of it, turning the political victory into a family occasion that played out in front of the public.
Cubana Chief Priest brings family into focus
Cubana Chief Priest also celebrated the outcome, and his reaction carried its own family connection. After Adeleke’s victory, the socialite shared content involving the Adeleke family and described the family’s influence in unmistakably celebratory terms.
“My in laws, their power is too much.”
The wording became notable because it placed Cubana Chief Priest inside the family circle rather than presenting him as a distant celebrity supporter. Reports on his reaction also describe him sharing a video connected to the Adeleke family over the years, while another report highlighted his praise for Davido’s father, Adedeji Adeleke, following the governor’s victory.
His reaction also had a clear pre election background. Before voters went to the polls, Cubana Chief Priest had publicly urged Osun voters to support Adeleke, writing, “Adeleke no be push over oh, Osun vote accordingly for Adeleke,” meaning his post election celebration followed an openly declared position rather than appearing suddenly after the result.
The progression is worth noting because it gives his reaction a clear sequence. There was public support before voting, the election took place on August 15, INEC declared Adeleke the winner on August 16, and Cubana Chief Priest subsequently celebrated the result, making his response one of the more clearly connected celebrity reactions around the election.
DeeOne returns to the campaign conversation
Comedian DeeOne produced one of the more unusual reactions because he had already been involved in a public conversation about how Davido and the Adeleke campaign should approach the election. His post election message therefore carried an element of revisiting what had been discussed before voting day.
After Adeleke’s victory, DeeOne released a video congratulating Osun State, Davido and the Adeleke family, while also claiming that he had personally advised Davido and Adeleke about their campaign approach. The video was posted on August 16, the same day INEC’s declaration turned the campaign into an official victory.
One of the lines attributed to him was:
“No be by just dancing. Congratulations to Gov Adeleke.”
The statement connected directly with an earlier discussion about the campaign. DeeOne had previously argued that attention should be placed on Adeleke’s achievements rather than allowing Davido’s celebrity status to dominate the political message. After the victory, he returned to that conversation while congratulating the governor and Davido.
His claim that he had advised the Adeleke camp subsequently generated online backlash, making his reaction one of the more talked about celebrity responses after the election. The important fact remains that his post election video was published on August 16 and directly addressed the victory, rather than being a campaign appearance that happened before voting.
Laide Bakare celebrates a personal victory
Actress Laide Bakare also reacted strongly after Adeleke secured another term. Her relationship with the governor gives her response additional context because she is not merely an actress who appeared around the campaign. Adeleke appointed her in February 2024 as Senior Special Assistant on Entertainment, Arts, Culture and Tourism, giving her an official connection to the administration before the 2026 election.
After the result, she celebrated with the words:
“YES!!! WE WON!!! What a day! What a victory! What a…”
She then followed the celebration with a faith based statement:
“Against all odds, God has once again shown Himself mighty and faithful.”
Reports published after the election confirm that Bakare celebrated Adeleke’s return to office and described the result as a victory. Her reaction therefore carries a different meaning from that of an entertainer who simply attended a campaign event. She had an established role within the governor’s administration and publicly celebrated the outcome after the declaration.
Her reaction also adds an important personal layer to the story because her official appointment had connected her work in entertainment with the Osun government. The victory therefore meant the continuation of an administration within which she already held a government role, making her “YES!!! WE WON!!!” message especially direct.
Doris Ogala celebrates through dance
Nollywood actress Doris Ogala chose a very different method of celebrating. Instead of issuing a lengthy written statement, she shared a video in which she danced energetically while praising Adeleke and Davido. The video emerged on August 16 after the election result had been declared and quickly attracted attention online.
Ogala’s reaction is particularly interesting because she was also associated with another political contest. She was a governorship candidate of the African Action Congress in Abia State, yet she publicly celebrated the outcome of the Osun election. Her video therefore became one of the more visually striking celebrity reactions to Adeleke’s victory.
The safest account of her response is the video itself, rather than attaching a long written quotation that cannot be firmly established. Available reporting confirms that she danced, praised Adeleke and Davido and celebrated the result, which is enough to place her among the confirmed celebrity reactors without adding words that she may not have said.
Israel DMW turns to Monday Okpebholo
Israel DMW’s reaction took the celebration into another political direction. Davido’s aide used Adeleke’s victory to respond to Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, who had previously criticised or mocked Adeleke in connection with his dancing ahead of the election.
After INEC declared Adeleke winner on August 16, Israel DMW publicly attacked Okpebholo, turning the result into an opportunity to answer the earlier exchange. Reports identified his response as a direct reaction to Adeleke’s victory and linked it to the earlier dispute involving the Edo governor.
He reacted after Adeleke’s victory and directed the response toward Okpebholo, making his post different from the family congratulations and celebrations coming from other entertainment personalities.
Chioma keeps her reaction simple
Chioma Adeleke, wife of Davido, also joined the post election celebration, although her response was much quieter than the Singer’s. She reshared Governor Adeleke’s victory content on her Instagram Story on Sunday, August 16, bringing the official victory message to her own audience without issuing a lengthy independent statement.
That distinction is important because a repost is still a documented reaction, but it should not be turned into a quotation. There is no substantial separate statement from Chioma that needs to be attributed to her. The clearest description is therefore that she reshared Adeleke’s victory content after the election.
Her reaction also fits naturally into the family celebration that unfolded after the declaration. Davido was publicly celebrating, Adeleke was receiving congratulations, family members were sharing victory content and the wider entertainment circle was responding. Chioma’s repost became another small but confirmed part of that sequence.
B Red joins his father in the studio
The celebrations also reached the music studio, with Governor Adeleke later appearing with his son B Red in a home studio after the election victory. Video from the moment showed the governor and the singer making music together, providing a relaxed continuation of the family celebration after the political tension had passed.
B Red’s connection to Adeleke is particularly direct because he is the governor’s son, while his own career in music has made him part of the entertainment network surrounding the Adeleke family. The studio scene therefore carried both a family and entertainment dimension.
The moment also followed earlier music related links between Adeleke’s political activities and his family. In April 2026, the governor had announced a free concert in Osogbo featuring B Red, showing that the connection between the governor’s public activities and his son’s music career had already been visible before the election itself.
Sir Shina Peters gives a direct congratulations
Veteran musician Sir Shina Peters also reacted after Adeleke’s victory, and unlike some celebrities whose responses were limited to videos or reposts, his social media activity contained a direct congratulatory message.
A post from his Facebook account dated August 16 carried the words:
“We give all the glory to God for the success of the election and for the resilience of the great people of Osun.
This is a true reflection of genuine love and democracy like never seen before.
Congratulations to His Excellency, Gov. Ademola Adeleke a.k.a The Bulldozer a.k.a Action Jackson. GOV ADEMOLA ADELEKE
Congratulations to everyone who worked tirelessly, both at the forefront and those behind the scenes. Your efforts and sacrifices made this possible.
God will forever bless Osun.
The journey continues.”
The same social media evidence also shows him thanking God for the success of the election, making his response one of the clearer direct congratulatory messages from the veteran musician.
Sir Shina Peters was also connected to the governor’s post election celebration through his music, with reports showing him performing during the thanksgiving activities, giving his involvement a second dimension beyond the social media message. He was not merely congratulating Adeleke from afar but also appearing within the celebration surrounding the governor.
Saheed Osupa belongs in the wider circle
Saheed Osupa remains relevant to the entertainment story surrounding Adeleke, particularly because of his association with the governor’s campaign and mobilisation activities.
Entertainers such as Peruzzi, CDQ, Fido, May D and Sina Rambo were associated with campaign activities, concerts or mobilisation, but their presence around the campaign should not automatically be described as a post election reaction.
The wider entertainment campaign
The entertainment industry had already been part of Adeleke’s political story before August 15, with musicians and entertainers appearing at campaign events and activities linked to the governor. The relationship between music and the Adeleke family also predates the 2026 contest, with the governor’s own family members deeply involved in the Nigerian music industry.
A notable example came in April 2026 when Adeleke announced a free concert in Osogbo featuring B Red, alongside other performers. The event demonstrated how entertainment had become part of the wider public atmosphere around the governor before election day.
The distinction between campaign support and post election reaction becomes particularly important here because the celebrity story can easily become exaggerated when every person who appeared at a campaign event is later described as having celebrated the victory. The stronger account is the one that records the confirmed reactions separately from the larger campaign network.
The family celebration becomes public
The Adeleke family’s reaction after the declaration was not limited to Davido and B Red. Several family moments became visible online, including an emotional scene in which Governor Adeleke prostrated before his elder sister, Chief Dr Modupeola Adeleke Sanni, during the family celebration after the victory.
The moment quickly circulated online because it presented the governor in a deeply personal setting following a major political victory. The public had spent months seeing Adeleke as a candidate and governor, but the family celebration showed him in a different role, surrounded by relatives immediately after the result.
Davido’s emotional interaction with his uncle fitted into the same wider picture. The governor asking his nephew to come for a hug created another family moment that quickly travelled across social media. These scenes helped explain why the entertainment reactions felt different from conventional political congratulations.
The figures behind the celebration
Adeleke’s victory was not a narrow statistical result. His 511,067 votes represented more than half of the valid votes recorded in the election, and his 66,252 vote margin over Oyebamiji gave him a clear lead. He also won 19 of the 30 local government areas while the APC candidate carried 11.
Those figures matter when reading the celebrity reactions because they show that the posts and celebrations came after an established electoral outcome rather than an uncertain result. The entertainment figures reacting on August 16 were celebrating a victory that had already been formally declared by INEC.
The election also recorded 1,005,800 votes cast from 1,010,604 accredited voters, with 985,079 valid votes and 20,721 rejected votes, giving the final result a clear statistical foundation. The celebration that followed therefore had a precise point of reference, the official declaration of a second term for Adeleke.
Davido remains the central celebrity figure
Among all the entertainment personalities connected to the result, Davido remains the most central figure because of his family relationship with Adeleke, his public campaign involvement and his immediate reaction after the declaration. His message was short, but the circumstances surrounding it made it particularly powerful.
The singer had followed the election publicly before the final result, then celebrated after INEC confirmed the governor’s victory, and shortly afterwards appeared in an emotional family moment with Adeleke, creating a sequence that stretched from political commentary to personal celebration.
His reaction also generated another development after the election when Davido addressed claims surrounding his support for the campaign. He insisted that his backing of the Adeleke family was personal and motivated by family loyalty, further reinforcing the point that his involvement was not simply an entertainment appearance arranged for a campaign event.
The reactions came in different forms
The celebrity response to Adeleke’s re election cannot be reduced to one type of celebration. Davido used X and video, Cubana Chief Priest used a family focused message, DeeOne posted a video that also revisited his campaign advice, Laide Bakare celebrated with words rooted in faith, Doris Ogala danced and praised the governor, Israel DMW directed a political response toward Okpebholo, Chioma reshared the governor’s victory content, B Red celebrated through music, and Sir Shina Peters combined his congratulatory message with a performance during the thanksgiving celebration.
That variety is what makes the post election entertainment story stand out, each reaction reflected a different relationship with the Adeleke family or the election, some were relatives, some were official associates, some were entertainers who had campaigned for the governor and others were public figures who had simply followed the contest closely.
The safest record therefore remains a layered one, direct quotations should be reserved for people whose statements are clearly documented, visual reactions should be described as visual reactions, reposts should remain reposts and campaign appearances should remain campaign appearances, that approach gives the story a fuller picture without turning association into evidence.
The final celebrity picture
The strongest confirmed post election reaction list now centres on Davido, Cubana Chief Priest, DeeOne, Laide Bakare, Doris Ogala, Israel DMW, Chioma Adeleke, B Red and Sir Shina Peters, with Saheed Osupa best placed within the broader supporter category because the evidence for a direct independent post election statement from him is less firm.
Davido delivered the most recognisable line with “WE DID IT UNC!!!”, Cubana Chief Priest described the Adeleke family as having immense power, DeeOne congratulated Adeleke while returning to the earlier campaign conversation, Laide Bakare celebrated with “YES!!! WE WON!!!” and invoked God, Doris Ogala celebrated through dance, Israel DMW responded to Okpebholo, Chioma amplified Adeleke’s victory post, B Red joined his father in a studio celebration and Sir Shina Peters publicly congratulated the governor.
The broader names around the campaign still matter, but they should remain in the correct category, Peruzzi, CDQ, Fido, May D and Sina Rambo can be mentioned as entertainers associated with Adeleke’s campaign environment where evidence supports it, but they should not automatically be presented as confirmed post election reactors simply because they were seen around the campaign.
A victory that moved from politics into pop culture
Adeleke’s re-election was formally settled through the ballot and the INEC declaration, but the immediate aftermath showed how quickly an election can move beyond official figures when the people at the centre of the contest are closely connected to Nigeria’s entertainment industry, Davido’s family relationship with the governor gave the result a personal face, while the reactions from other entertainers added music, humour, faith, celebration and family moments to the political story.
The confirmed numbers remain straightforward, Adeleke won 511,067 votes, Oyebamiji recorded 444,815, Adeleke carried 19 local government areas and secured another four year term, but around those numbers grew a second story made up of social media posts, videos, congratulations, family celebrations and entertainment personalities marking the moment in their own ways.
By the end of August 16 and into August 17, the political result had therefore acquired a very public entertainment chapter, Davido had celebrated his uncle, Cubana Chief Priest had celebrated the Adeleke family, Laide Bakare had declared victory, DeeOne had returned to the campaign conversation, Doris Ogala had danced, Israel DMW had responded to an old political exchange, Chioma had amplified the victory, B Red had joined his father in music and Sir Shina Peters had offered congratulations and performed at the thanksgiving, leaving the celebrity reactions as one of the most visible human sides of Adeleke’s return to the Osun Government House.
