Nigeria, Aug. 11 -- Nigerian singer David "Davido" Adeleke has appealed to US President Donald Trump and the international community to closely monitor the forthcoming Osun State governorship election amid concerns over possible violence and disruption of the democratic process.

The "Timeless" hitmaker leads the youth campaign mobilisation team for the incumbent Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, his uncle and the Accord Party (AP) governorship candidate.

Davido appealed in a letter titled "A Call for Attention to President Donald Trump", days after he said during a livestream with content creator Carter Efe that he would seek Mr Trump's intervention if the elections were rigged.

He said he would escalate his concerns by taking his ...