Nigerian-American Afrobeats artist Davido faced backlash from fans after sharing his excitement about voting in the U.S. presidential election on October 5, 2024.
He posted a photo of his âI votedâ sticker on X (formerly Twitter), celebrating the experience of casting his vote for the first time in the United States.
However, the announcement quickly drew criticism from many Nigerians, who accused Davido of not showing similar enthusiasm or engagement during Nigeriaâs 2023 presidential elections. Several users called him out for allegedly not voting in Nigeria, highlighting what they saw as a discrepancy in his civic involvement between the two countries.
A fan commented. âThis guy is a hypocrite, youâve never voted in any presidential election in Nigeria, but now youâre seeking validation from Americans,â
Another angry X user wrote, âYou fit vote for yankee presidential candidate buh you cant vote for Nigeria presidential candidates, una just useless for this so called yeyebrity⌠make yankee ppl dey support u if dem don dey banta u for Twitter like that.â
The singer faced accusations of hypocrisy from his fans and other users on X after he revealed that he voted for the first time.
Social media personality Daniel Regha wrote, âDavido where was this energy during this Nigerian general election? U didnât show proof of vote, didnât show support to voters, or even bother to use ur platform to call on the INEC when there were reports of electoral malpractices across the country. But u are proud to vote in the US election? This is not the achievement u think it is.â
Another X user asked, âIn your entire life? Not even in Nigeria?â