“What We Later Saw Was After You Had Left”: Israel DMW Hails Buhari, Takes Swipe at His Successor
Afrobeats superstar Davido's aide and logistics manager Israel DMW has taken to social media to pay tribute to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, while simultaneously throwing shade at the current administration.
In an Instagram post on October 13, 2026, Israel shared a video of Buhari and praised him for overseeing what he described as a free and credible governorship election in Edo state
He stressed that Buhari respected the will of the Edo people, allowing them to freely choose their preferred candidate even though the election was an off-cycle one.
Israel DMW wrote: "General Muhammadu Buhari, at least, you conducted a very free and credible election in Edo State while in power. You gave us Edolites the right to choose whoever we wanted as Governor, despite it being an off-cycle election. What we later saw after you left was full impunity that has continually brought us public disgrace. Rest on, great General."
Israel DMW's post and the Edo election controversy The timing of Israel DMW's tribute was notable. His post came just hours after FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, speaking at a public forum, openly disclosed how he worked against his own party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to help Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) win the 2024 Edo State governorship election. Israel DMW's words appeared to be a pointed reference to that admission, suggesting that the conduct of elections in Edo state had deteriorated sharply since Buhari left office.
