By Desire Emmanuel
Dr Adedeji Adeleke, the father of Nigerian music star, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has clarified the family’s position and steps it has taken regarding the claim of a child, Anuoluwapo, that Davido is her father.
Adeleke made the clarification on Wednesday during a news conference in Lagos State.
On X platform, formerly Twitter, someone writing as Anuoluwapo had posted a letter to Davido, asking for a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test to establish his paternity.
Davido replied via his verified X handle that DNA tests had been conducted on him at his father’s demand and they negated the paternity claim.
During the news conference on Wednesday, Davido’s father said that, relying on science, Davido was not the father of Anuoluwapo.
He said that the news conference was for him, as the head of his family, to relay to the public steps he had taken on the matter.
He said that five different DNA tests – three on the musician and two on the musician’s cousin, B- Red, also known as Adebayo David Adeleke – had been conducted in case there was a mixup with the names.
He stated that all the five results were negative.
“With David, we have done three and with Bayo, we have done two, making five tests. I relied solely on science to establish paternity, and science revealed he is not the father.
“There is no way I would have a child out there and not accept, but DNA is DNA. If you say you are my granddaughter, and science proves that you are my granddaughter, I will totally accept you.
“What would it take for me to accept one more grandchild? he asked.
Adedeji said he already had 14 grandchildren.
He said that Anuoluwapo’s mother and grandmother had, in 2014, via a lawyer and through DHL, made contact with his office.
According to him, an envelope containing pictures of Anuoluwapo, her mother, David and a typed letter by the grandmother, was delivered to him.
He said steps to clarify the paternity were immediately taken.
According to him, since then, even after DNA established that Davido was not the father of the girl, the matter had been coming up on social media.
He said that Anuoluwapo’s grandmother had refused to accept the outcomes of the DNA tests.
Adedeji said that the grandmother had gone to his sister’s place in Osun State and to the monarch of his hometown, asking them to prevail on him to accept that Davido fathered Anuoluwapo.
He also said that Anuoluwapo’s aunt, who had maintained contact with him since the incident, stated that a blogger was behind the X account that posted the January 15, 2025 letter.
Adedeji said the aunt acknowledged seeing the post and said it was not from her, Anuoluwapo, her mother or any member of Anuoluwapo’s family.
He quoted the aunt as claiming that the X account was run by a female blogger, who the family cut ties with years ago.
“I really do not know why she keeps posting these things, knowing well that we are no longer in communication.
“We have reached out to her several times to stop posting anything about Anuoluwapo and I am sorry if this embarrasses your family in any way,” he quoted Anuoluwapo’s aunt as saying.
He said there was a need for Anuoluwapo’s mother to accept that Davido was not her father, adding that his family would sue the blogger who allegedly sponsored the post for impersonation and giving out wrong information.
