Davido, Nigeria’s renowned afrobeat sensation whose real name is David Adeleke, has revealed that he was unaware of his family’s wealth during his early years.
It wasn’t until his teenage years that he became cognizant of their social and economic status.
During his appearance on the latest episode of the Drink Champs podcast, hosted by N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, Davido shared that he did not know of his father’s, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, wealth until he turned 13.
He recounted an incident when an explosion occurred in their house, prompting them to hastily relocate to a brand-new residence.
It was during this unexpected transition that he finally grasped the extent of his father’s financial means, despite leading a modest lifestyle.
He said, “As much money that I have been seeing, all these rich this, rich that. My dad is very disciplined.“
I ain’t know we had money till I was 13. My dad was a billionaire driving a Honda Accord. Let me tell you how I knew he was lit. So, there was an explosion and a lot of houses got destroyed including the first house that we have been in since when I was a kid. When that happened, we had to leave that day because the house got so f*cked up.“
So, my mum was like, David, we are leaving, we are going to the new house. I was like, ah! New house? He [my dad] has been building the house in another part of the town since but I didn’t even know. We started driving, and when he got there, he was mad. Big crib. He still stays there now. I was like, mummy, what’s going on? That was when I started realizing that my dad was rich.”
