A man who claims to be the father of singer Ahmed Ololadebutik, better known as Asake, Mr Fatai Odunsi, has cried out to Nigerians for help.
Reports online claim that the fast-rising singer had abandoned his father, who was paralyzed after suffering from a stroke. Photos and videos of his ailing father are making rounds on the micro-blogging platform Twitter, now known as X.
The singer’s father is soliciting funds from the public so he can take care of his deteriorating health. Some sources claim that Asake’s father was a deadbeat and had abandoned him when he was a child; other sources claim that his father was very present in his life and it was his mother who now showers love on him that abandoned him.
The video has since caused a stir online. While some slammed the singer for abandoning his father, others dragged the father over his entitlement mentality.
One Straight_2_d_point wrote, “If he turned out to be an agbero, would the story be the same?
One Olivia Davids wrote, “Rumor has it that he abandoned Asake from childhood; deal with the consequences of your actions, Sir
One Iam_breemay wrote, “You sef go hustle. If he no blow, you for dey find am?
One Agalmourx wrote, “If he can’t help his father, his money has no use on earth
One Kimorah001 wrote, “Una no go take care of ur child, but you want the child to remember you when he is rich. No, be juju be that?
One Nefertiti_ wrote, “Aura for Aura. You abandon him! He abandoned you! You do for me! I do for you
One Sis_miracle wrote, “Tell your second wife and children to take of you; they are the best
One Anastacia Boniface wrote, “So you saying as my papa leaves me and my siblings to suffer, so when he blow, we should go look for him?
One Youlove_misslo wrote, “Typical man abandons a child. Child becomes successful. Man wants a relationship with child
One Deymyofficial wrote, “Deadbeat vs Afrobeat
One Olive Praise wrote, “You must definitely be a bad dad for him to do that to you”.
Just a week back, Erica had responded to a fan of hers who slammed her for taking her formerly absentee father to a premiere. She noted how she had posted her mother throughout the holidays and questioned if the fan expected her to be a bitter witch holding grudges till he died, and she ended up living with regret.
Late last year, veteran actress Jumoke George recounted how she was rejected by her parents. She revealed that her decision to stay with her father rather than her mother after their divorce led her mother to abandon her, and her father’s new wife made her relationship with her father strained.
In 2023, actor Charles Inojie revealed that his mother abandoned him at just 8 months when she parted ways with his father. To worsen things, his father remarried and prioritized his second wife above him, which made his stepmother maltreat him. He recounted how his stepmother influenced his father not to cater for him.
Bimbo Ademoye had opened up in an interview, on how her mother abandoned her when she was two. She stated that she has, however, tried building a relationship with her and paying her mother’s bills.
Crossdresser, James Brown, while praising his grandmother in an Instagram post, recounted the support and love she gave him despite being abandoned by his mum two days after he was born. In an interview with Chude Jideonwo, he claimed his mother was trying to connect with him, but he cut ties with her.