The family of Afrobeats sensation Asake has finally spoken out amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the singer and a man claiming to be his father, Fatai Odunsi.
Odunsi had released a viral video appealing for financial assistance due to his deteriorating health condition, stating that Asake had ignored his pleas for help.
Asake responded with a cryptic message on TikTok, singing in Yoruba, “You can’t please everyone, you can’t please the world. But anything you are doing, just do it for God. My own father wants to cajole me, and I have sent so much money to him. I have struggled for so many years, but they want to make life tire me.”
Asake’s family has now weighed in on the controversy, accusing the singer of neglecting his alleged daughter, Zeenat, and her mother. They urged Asake to take responsibility for his father’s welfare and expressed willingness to conduct a DNA test to determine Zeenat’s paternity.
A woman in the video made a direct appeal to Asake, saying, “I am begging you, Ololade Mr Money, he should come and do the needful. I’m begging you, Ololade Mr. Money. Even if Nigerians donate ₦10bn to this man, just ₦1m from Asake would make him happier.”
She continued, “Please take care of your father. If you don’t want to support him directly, buy him a house in Isale Eko where he can earn rent to survive. In this Isale Eko, you can see houses of ₦40m, ₦50m that you can build that this man can be collecting rent.”
Regarding the paternity of Zeenat, the woman added, “Also, if you are in doubt about Zeenat, the mother has agreed to a DNA test.”
