Gospel artiste, Tope Alabi has publicly apologized for her comments on the song Oniduro mi by her counterpart, Adeyinka Adesioye aka Alaseyori.
The gospel singer was subjected to widespread backlash online, with many accusing her of envy.
Alabi claims she ‘has hardly slept’ and pleaded with Nigerians to see her “as a mere mortal with my own weaknesses, human frailties and as a learner in the limitless knowledge of God.”
Her apology reads: “Let me acknowledge that my mistake was that I externalised a personal message in public and I am awfully sorry for doing that.
“Initially, I didn’t want to delve into the controversy over the gospel hit song, ‘Oniduro,’ because I had intervened behind the scenes in concert with other stakeholders in gospel music ministry. However, I discovered that online media would not allow the dust to settle calmly.
“I want to state that Tope Alabi, Adeyinka Adesioye a.k.a Alaseyori and Tolu Adelegan are all members of the same family of God and they belong to the same calling – singing ministry.
“Adeyinka is my daughter in ministry. Her Pastor asked me to pray for her because she took after me, which I did wholeheartedly.”
Responding to claims of envy, Alabi said,
“Envy who? Never! I love the girl so much. She can confirm to you, sir, that we relate so well. God has given each of us the grace to go as far as His enablement could carry us. The atmosphere is wide enough for everyone to stretch her wings of gift without disturbing one another.”
