Popular Nigerian Afrobeat musician Ahmed Ololade, better known by his stage name Asake, has been asked by his family to care for his sick father Fatai Odunsi, and his purported daughter, Zeenat.
Odunsi claimed that Asake had been fighting a stroke and accused him of abandonment in a widely shared video.
The elderly man claimed that despite his deteriorating health, the singer still ignored his calls. He also turned to the public for financial support.
He said: “I am the father to Asake who is singing. The last time I saw him was when this thing happened to me on March 29, 2022.
“He does not pick up my calls anytime I call him. Now I have become tired. I have been looking for this my brother and I recently met with him.”
Asake posted a mysterious message on social media on Friday in response to the controversy.
“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 me get tired of life,” Asake said while singing in Yoruba.
When Odunsi and his family disclosed more information about their complaints against the singer on Saturday, the situation became more heated.
Speaking through a female representative, the family claimed in a widely shared video that Asake abandoned his alleged 11-year-old daughter Zeenat and demanded certain things of him.
The family said: “I’m begging you, Asake; you’ll grow old one day, so please take care of your father. Asake needs to come and do what is required. Even if Nigerians contributed N10 billion to Mr Odunsi, Asake’s N1 million would make him happier than he is today. The Quran says we will reap whatever we sow in this life. Ololade, Mr Money, we want you to continue growing, and God will keep blessing you. May God also help you to support your father.
“I won’t go into your mother’s issue, but you must do the right thing and care for your father. In Isale Eko, you can find a house worth N40 million or N50 million. You could buy one for your father so he can live off the rent if you don’t want to provide for him directly.
“If you don’t want to take care of him, at least buy a house worth N50 million in his name, and he will survive on the rent. He’s not asking for much.
“Also, if you are in doubt about Zeenat, the mother has agreed to a DNA test.”
The family’s most recent allegations have not yet received a response from the former YBNL Nation and Empire Distribution signee.
