The family of the Afrobeats singer Asake has asked him to take responsibility for his ailing father and alleged daughter.
The plea follows a viral video where the singer’s father Fatai Odunsi appealed for financial assistance due to health issues, including a stroke he has purportedly battled since 2022.
Asake responded with a cryptic text, stating in Yoruba that he had sent money to his father and that he was being pressured.
“You can’t please everyone, you can’t please the world. But anything you are doing, just do it for God,” he said.
“My 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.”
However, in a new viral video, members of Asake’s family have now countered his claims.
They accused him of neglecting both his father, his alleged 11-year-old daughter Zeenat, and her mother Zeenat.
A woman speaking on behalf of the family directly addressed Asake, urging him to support his father and proposed a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test to confirm Zeenat’s paternity.
“I’m begging you, Ololade Mr. Money. Even if Nigerians donate ₦10 billion to this man, just ₦1m from Asake would make him happier,” the family said.
“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 the house of N40 million, N50 million that you can build that this man can be collecting rent. Also, if you are in doubt about Zeenat, the mother has agreed to a DNA test.”
Asake is yet to respond to the family’s latest claims.