Nigerian music superstar David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, has opened up about the profound influence of his father’s spiritual guidance on his journey through life. Speaking on a recent episode of the Rollingout podcast, the singer shared how growing up in a Christian household shaped his mindset and provided him with the strength to navigate challenges.

Davido revealed that his father instilled in him the importance of unwavering faith, emphasizing the need to trust in God regardless of life’s difficulties.

“My dad is very successful, but he’s an elder in the church. I grew up as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. I attended a Christian college.

“I overcame a lot of challenges because of my dad. Initially, I did not understand, but now I’ve come to the realization. I was angry. Sometimes, I was like, ‘Why do bad things happen to good people?’ And my dad told me that you can’t question God.

“I was like, ‘What do you mean you can’t question God?’ And then a year later [after the death of my son, Ifeanyi], we had twins, the biggest album of my career came, and my first Grammy nominations came. Then it started to make sense. People go through different challenges, but just know that God has your back,” he said.