Veteran “juju” musician, Sunday Adegeye also known as King Sunny Ade (KSA), has agreed to meet 52-year-old Elizabeth Ayeni, who claims to be his daughter.
King Sunny Ade’s lawyer, Donald Ajibola, who disclosed this on Monday, said the meeting which would be set up with Ayeni, will be possible only at the musician”s free time.
Ajibola stated,“I contacted Ayeni some days back and told her that I had spoken with Sunny Ade. What I told her, was that I spoke with him and he agreed to meet her.
“The only thing is that he is too busy and cannot meet her now. It was even difficult for me to meet him. When he has time, he will meet with her.”
The woman also confirmed that Ajibola had reached out to her and spoken of a meeting, but did not give a specific time.
Now 52, Ayeni said she intended to conduct a DNA test to confirm her paternity and get a sense of identity.
In June, SaharaReporters reported that Elizabeth Temitope, her mother, told her the man she had always known as her father was not her biological father but King Sunny Ade was.
she said however, that, several efforts to contact King Sunny Ade had proved abortive.
The woman said she approached the Human Rights Commission and wrote Sunny Ade twice but there had been no response from the musician.
She noted that she was not making efforts to contact Sunny Ade for his fame or riches but she wanted to confirm if she was his father or not.
The juju king, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist has been hailed as one of the most influential musicians of all time and is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to achieve international recognition.