By Rukayat Moisemhe
Dr Adedeji Adeleke, father of music star, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, says although DNA results confirmed no biological relationship, he has continued to fund the education of Anuoluwapo — the girl who claimed Davido is her father — as well as that of her mother.
Davido’s father made this known on Wednesday during a news conference in Lagos.
According to him, the conference was aimed to provide clarifications following purported reports that Anuoluwapo is Davido’s daughter in spite of science proving otherwise via DNA.
He said that he enrolled Anuoluwapo’s mother in the Adeleke University but she dropped out in spite of the fact that she was doing well and was paid N50,000 monthly stipend.
Adedeji said that since he was contacted for help by Anuoluwapo’s aunt, a scientist, he had taken responsibility for the girl’s education and upkeep.
” I told her: ‘Since you are a scientist, please, take the two DNA results and check your niece’s DNA profile on the two different results and see if they are the same and check David’s own from the two different labs and see if they are the same.
“She called me back to say she had already checked but that she needed my help and was not asking me to help the girl as a family member.
“She said she knew that I helped a lot of people to go to school through Springtime Foundation,” he said.
Adedeji said that at any given time, he had no fewer than 3,000 students studying under his scholarship scheme.
He said that the aunt told him to help and sponsor Anuoluwapo’s education, and he did.
“I asked how much her school fees was and she told me, and I sent her a little more than that because she needed to buy a computer and other things.
“Like I said, this aunt, I have never met her before but we have been talking on phone and she is very responsible, kind and nice,” he said.
Adedeji added that he also decided to sponsor Anuoluwapo’s mother’s education at the Adeleke University.
He said the university had a programme for mature adults where they would do work-study programmes and get degrees at the end of their courses.
He said that Anuoluwapo’s mother was enrolled there and given accommodation and N50,000 monthly stipend.
Adedeji, however, said that she dropped out after her second year in the university.
“This is her school records which I cannot show you. Until she left, she had good grades and she was studying English,” he said.
Adedeji stated that in spite of the abandoned scholarship, the education opportunity was still open to her.
Davido’s father said he suspected that Anuoluwapo’s mother dropped out of school to be able to personally take care of her daughter.
“I told the aunt to let Anuoluwapo’s mother know that if she would decide to go back to complete her degree programme, her daughter can be enrolled in Adeleke University High School.
“She would be enrolled in the boarding school on scholarship as well, so that both of them will be in the same area, and the grandmother will not be burdened with taking care of the child,” he said. (NAN)
