ABUJA, Nigeria — The ongoing public warfare between Afrobeats megastar David Adeleke, known as Davido, and All Progressives Congress (APC) praise singer Dauda Kahutu Rarara took annother turn on Wednesday after the global pop icon issued a scathing rebuttal entirely in the Hausa language, labeling the northern musician an illiterate fool.
The digital confrontation escalated rapidly across social media corridors on Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2026, following a sequence of mocking retorts and direct counter-accusations regarding the ongoing security crisis in Oyo State.
Okay News reports that the exchange initially began when Davido quote-tweeted Rarara’s viral Facebook video criticism with a single word—“Debidooo”—mocking the typical Hausa phonetic pronunciation of his name. Infuriated by the global artist’s playful dismissal, Rarara immediately fired back on his handle with the derogatory Hausa warning, “Kashiga taitayinka”—a stern regional colloquialism telling the Afrobeats star to quickly come back to his senses and watch his step.
Refusing to back down, Davido shocked netizens by deploying a fluent, sharp Hausa response to completely dismantle the political praise singer’s credibility. “Da ace kana da ilimi da na tsaya nayi magana dakai. Ama komai baka sani ba, sakarai kawai,” Davido fired back, which translates directly to: “If only you possessed an education, I would have stopped to trade words with you. But you are completely ignorant, just a fool.”
In an accompanying formal translation of his full stance, the Timeless hitmaker admonished Rarara for prioritizing partisan politics over human lives and acting as a mere political puppet. “First of all, anyone who truly loves Nigeria will not remain silent about the insecurity plaguing the nation, nor will they stop others from expressing their grief,” Davido stated. “Displaying a total lack of empathy, prioritizing your selfish desires, or choosing to be a political attack dog (karen siyasa) over the welfare of the masses is absolutely nothing to be proud of. Learn to love your country, stop putting political bias ahead of the truth, and fear God in everything you do.”
