Matilda Omonaiye/
Late MKO Abiola’s daughter, Hafsat Abiola-Costello has distanced herself from a trending article that was ascribed to her.
Hafsat issued a statement condemning the publication and reaffirming her gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for honouring the memory of her father with the GCFR Award.
The statement says: “My attention has been drawn to an article circulating on social media titled “Hafsat Abiola-Castelo (sic) response to critics” or “Hafsat Abiola Goes Ballistic” that is attributed to me that I did not write.
“I continue to express my deepest appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for the validation of June 12 and the conferment of Nigeria’s highest honour on my father, Bashorun MKO Abiola and the second highest honour on his running mate, Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe, and the people’s defender, Barrister Gani Fawehinmi. I also see how the shift in the allocation of resources by this administration is better for the diversification of our economy and for economic development.
“However, it is not my way to attack anyone who is opposed to the current administration, which this falsely attributed article does. I respect the right that each individual has to form his/her political opinion too much to do that.
“My prayer is that we do that which is best for our country in the coming election. May we have the wisdom to discern the sincere from the insincere; the committed from the unreliable; the doer from those who may say what we want to hear but lack the courage to act in our collective interests.
“My thanks to those who brought the false statement to my attention.”
Here’s the mysterious article purportedly written by Hafsat:
“Hafsat Abiola-Castelo Response To Critics:
I will only respond because my Sister Mo Demie asked for my view…
Please nobody should abuse my late father here o, I didn’t come to your page to comment: All this sudden noise and write up to show that “Buhari was playing politics”……
When did it become a crime for politicians to play politics? Were they not voted in to play politics? Will it be wrong to develop our roads, infrastructure, free education, return oil blocks to the State instead of individuals? What is this noise all about? Jonathan was voted for by the South West in 2011, the same SW voted for Buhari in 2015, what is all this noise all about the SW going for Buhari? Obasanjo, the direct beneficiary of #June12 is from the same State with MKO, why didn’t he play politics and declare June 12?
Jonathan had opportunity for 5 years to do same, he rather gave Abacha from the North posthumous honor, pardoned Ex-convict from the West, Alams from the South…What do you call that? Is that politics or chemistry? 16 years opportunity to acknowledge #June12 they refused to use the #PoliticalUndertone…
So are you expecting Buhari to use Biological or Chemical undertone to take such decision? Why are you guys fixated about those supporting Buhari, is it not a choice and must you dictate to others? You brought up religious sentiments prio to 2015 election, yet blamed Buhari for being the religious bigot….
Jonathan was running from one Church to another, Sambo openly told them in the North that they must not vote for Buhari because Osinbajo is a Pastor of a big Church….Who is a religious bigot here? I mean, who was running from one religious organisation to another in 2015 because of politics? Pastor Bosun came up with that sudden apostasy, wrapped up Jonathan PDP politics in the name of “wake up call” message. I’m happy that I’m still here. I asked him when most of you were analyzing that heretic message that “Jonathan is fulfilling prophecy”…..
I asked a simple question: “Which prophecy is Jonathan”? Pastor Bosun went ahead to say “even if the Islamic party (APC) presents a Christian Governor in Lagos, you must not vote for him, you must vote for the other party(PDP)……Wait, who was using religion?
Obasanjo removed Senate Presidents at will, removed any opposing voice, removed Fayose for a small insult, removed Ladoja with thugs in Ibadan….Who are you calling “DICTATOR”? BUHARI……… Obasanjo withheld Lagos State fund for 3 years, not minding how Lagosians would eat, Yaradua got there and released the fund…….
NASS members were abusing Buhari openly, messing up everything at will, Fayose has been abusing Buhari for 4 years now…..not a single State in Nigeria has been denied their constitutional rights because of politics till date, all their funds, Paris fund, bail out, FAAC etc…But who is the DICTATOR? BUHARI. Jonathan ensured that NASS opposition members were locked out including Tambuwa the Speaker of the house. They had to climb gate to gain access…..
Jonathan empowered OPCs in Lagos and they were destroying anything in Ikorodu to Ojota that looked like opposition party. Orga of DSS was used to invade APC secretariat, Journalist arrested and Newspapers siezed, we forgot all these….
Ekiti was militarised, Fayose was given power from Aso rock to order Military guys at will. Fayemi the incumbent at that moment was rendered powerless that he was shouting when Police commissioner was used by PDP and a guy was shot…All these videos and pictures are still here (google is your friend)…… But who is the dictator? BUHARI.
Jonatahn met FX+ECA at $62 billion+. He DEPLETED it to less than $30 Billion in 5 years Jonathan sold crude oil for 5 years at an average of $100 per barrel of 2.2 million daily (2010-2014). Did he add a DIME to Nigeria purse in 5 years? NO. Buhari the ILLITERATE sold oil at an average of $50 of less than 700,000 barrel at some points because of militancy, yet had moved that FX to $47 Billion in 3 years. Don’t say how much did he borrow if you don’t even have the figure borrowed between 2010-2015 without adding a dime to FX. Who is the ILLITERATE? BUHARIIII.
Jide Omokore, Aluko and oil goddess Allison made an oil deal of N1 trillion and chose not to remit to Nigeria under GEJ. Did anyone raise eyebrow?
INTEL of Atiku refused to remit to NPA, not until last year that “ordinary” Hadiza the NPA boss challenged INTEL and insisted the funds must be remitted. A Christian Professor had been leading JAMB all through Obasanjo to Jonathan yet for 40 years of JAMB, only N52 Million was remitted to FG…. A Muslim Professor who was appointed just in two years of handling JAMB remitted over N15 Billion……FIFTEEN BILLION o….
So who is following after righteousness? For five years of Okonjo Iweala was paying over 45,000 ghost workers unabated, yet just within 3 years, “ordinary” Kemi Adeosun removed such nonsense…I ask again who is more effective? Ordinary Abuja metro lane took 11 years from OBJ period that he INITIATED it…Ordinary intra-city metro lane o, but Buhari that finished is within 3 years is the failure abi? “Which project did Buhari INITIATE and COMPLETE in 3 years yen-yen-yen”…
Mention any majow project INITIATED AND COMPLETED in 3 years of Obasanjo, or Yaradua or Jonathan…So on what parameters are you using to judge 3 years of Buhari INITIATING AND COMPLETING? Even PDP can’t finish their own secretariat lewt alone that which belong to NIGERIA…LOOTED.
Lagos-Ibadan since Obasanjo till Jonathan can’t be finished, but in 3 years of Buhari ask those who ply that road and those who go for Holy ghost camp monthly the difference in pace of work. Wait even Otuoke road in Bayelsa had to wait till Buhari now start to do the road….But who is the failure? BUHARIIII.
Emm, “Almajiri School in the North abi….WHERE exactly are these Schools SITUATED in the North? OK, show us the picture. Emm, 2nd Niger Bridge? Lol, they completed it on the MAP, yet Fashola is on it PHYSICALLY now.
Did Buhari fail on security issue in Benue? YES. Did others before him fail on the same security issue in Benue? YESSS…So where did you get all these noise of “Fulani President” is helping herdsmen? Who was the President during Jos crisis, herdsmen killing people in Zamfara in 2013, Odi massacre, Kaduna crisis? You think death suddenly started because Buhari was a Fullani man? That he failed in that is one thing, but that YOU are making a narrative of “Fulani President” is giving herdsmen power is funny.
January 1, 2018 in Port Harcourt, Christians were coming from Church, cultists from the South South killed their own people…. You know why there was no serious noise by CAN and you? You can’t link it to Buhari herdsmen Fulani….The same WIKE that did not drop a million to support the families of those bereaved in his constituency went to Benue State to donate N20 Milliion and you hailed him. Kidnapping of School children in Lagos,
Badoo issue in Lagos…Crisis in Kaduna…WHo did you call on? Ambode the Governor of Lagos and El Rufai of Kaduna. But when crisis happened in River State and Benue who did you shout about? Buhari the herdsmen FULANI.
Your Bishops and pastors and Imams that made Aso Rock their abode between 2010-2015, what did they negotiate for the body of Christ or common citizens? Yes, they got their jets, they got waivers and Universities all PERSONAL…..Now that the tap to fuel their jets and lifestyles had stopped, all they tell you from the pulpit is “LIES and Prophelying”….Your anointed ones keep saying ANNOYING THINGS, yet you can’t query their lies?
Wait, I remember again your problem with Buhari fighting corruption selectively. So mention ONE name among those in EFCC case without a case to defend. If your hero had fought corruption with one leg, by now shebi it’s the second leg Buhari will be fighting. So what is your problem with the corrupt facing the music? Oh, how about blablablabla….If Buhari did not catch them, somebody else will. But stop crying in defence of the corrupt being asked to face the music. If your uncle is corrupt, tell him to face it, and stop shouting how about other thieves…
I know you lost your job because Jonathan lost out and your job with Mama Patience was terminated. But stop using your personal loss as a yardstick for Buhari’s achievement. Under your hero, several young Nigerians were SCAMMED by Boro collecting money from them for Job, in the process killing many young Nigerians. Jonathan can’t even sack him. So what do you want the families of those who died when Jonatahn scammed them of Jobs do? Stop crying and face life.
For your information, all those lies about “hidden agenda” can only fly on you because they know you are biblically illiterate. I even saw somebody hailing Fani Kayode for being the voice for the Church… Haaaaaa, abomination.
Abeg make I stop, come dey collect your abuses in packs…
After all your abuse, na Buhari I go still vote for!”