“Tope Alabi thinks she is above everyone,” says Funmi Aragbaye

Funmi Aragbaye, a seasoned gospel performer and the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Gospel Musicians Association of Nigeria, has criticized Tope Alabi for her contentious usage of the term “aboru aboye,” which is frequently linked with Ifa worshippers, in a recently released song.

In response to the controversy surrounding Tope Alabi’s recent viral video, in which she sung using Yoruba language connected with Ifa worshipers’ greetings, Aragbaye remarked that Alabi was acting as if she were superior to God.

Following the viral video of Alabi performing a song in a church using terms associated with Ifa worshippers, she became the talk of the town.

Aragbaye revealed to our journalist over the phone that Alabi thinks she is superior to everyone, including God.

She said, ”Tope Alabi believes she is above everyone and God. She is not a member of GOMAN, nor is she a member of any other gospel association. She believes she is too much for it. She doesn’t belong to anyone; she is neither here nor there.

“Many people behave in the way they do because of the status of the nation today. God’s mercy is taken for granted by people. Today, a lot of people only worship God outwardly; it doesn’t come from their souls.

“If you speak with Pastor Bola Are, she will tell you the same thing. Most people preaching do not know what they are preaching about. They emerged from nowhere onto the scene.”

Aragbaye, whose 1990 song Mo Gbo Ipe Olorun (Divine Call) became an instant smash, claimed that Alabi’s success was due to the media, despite the latter “fumbling for many years, and yet the media continues to promote her.”