A few days ago we told you about how Abimbola Fernandez, the daughter of late billionaire business man – Deinde Fernandez had put her step mother Halima Fernandez on blast on her Instagram page.
The family feud between Halima and Abimbola is playing out on social
media with both parties taking shots at each other. Halima apparently
started the social media war by claiming the billionaire is not
Abimbola’s father, she also allegedly called Abimbola’s mother a whore
and Abimbola fired back at Halima calling her, her father’s mistress and
not his legitimate wife.
Now there are claims from one side of the family (Abimbola’s) that
the billionaire wanted to be buried in Lagos, but Halima did not let
that happen and she is also being accused of trying to be shady with his
estate.
To tell her side of the story Abimbola wrote to Boss Newspapers. Read it after the jump and see some of Halima’s jabs directed at Abimbola and some of the other Fernandez children.
Upon hearing the news our father had passed to glory, we
went straight to Brussels same day. When I had arrived I dropped my bags
at the hotel & went directly to see my sister Antoinette at the
hospital to say goodbye to our father one last time. Our visit was brief
and entailed no communication from Halima – not even an invite to our
late fathers home. We were told very little information regarding the
existence of a will, who is in charge of dads estate, funeral plans, and
what will be done with sentimental valuables.Despite what many people want to think, us children freqented Belgium
to visit our father. After losing my mother Sandra Price, AKA Aduke
Fernandez, it really put life into perspective for me and really made me
value every second with loved ones.The last time I had a friendly conversation with Halima was November
2014. Nothing since then until the call about dad which I wouldn’t even
describe as friendly.
Once the children returned home, we all kept in touch as to figure out
the next steps. Dads last wishes were to be buried back home in Lagos.
This was made clear to Halima amongst many others. Our sisters Teju
& Gbemi were planning a fitting burial for a king as per dads
request. We were all under the impression & getting passports visas
etc ready to fly to Nigeria to bury our dad. After 2 weeks I received a
phone call from a close friend of our fathers who informed me that he
received a formal invite by mail and phone to dads funeral in Belgium. I
immediately called my siblings who were gobsmacked at the plan put in
place to bury our father without our participation, permission and most
importantly without inviting us. I don’t know how anyone with sound mind
can invite all of dads friends to his funeral and not his children…My siblings tried to reason with Halima to no avail evidently because dad indeed was buried in Brussels against his wishes.
Despite what many people want to think, us children frequented
Belgium to visit our father. After losing my mother Sandra Price, AKA
Aduke Fernandez, it really put life into perspective for me and really
made me value every second with loved ones.The last time I had a friendly conversation with Halima was November
2014. Nothing since then until the call about dad which I wouldn’t even
describe as friendly.
Once the children returned home, we all kept in touch as to figure out
the next steps. Dads last wishes were to be buried back home in Lagos.
This was made clear to Halima amongst many others. Our sisters Teju
& Gbemi were planning a fitting burial for a king as per dads
request. We were all under the impression & getting passports visas
etc ready to fly to Nigeria to bury our dad. After 2 weeks I received a
phone call from a close friend of our fathers who informed me that he
received a formal invite by mail and phone to dads funeral in Belgium. I
immediately called my siblings who were gobsmacked at the plan put in
place to bury our father without our participation, permission and most
importantly without inviting us. I don’t know how anyone with sound mind
can invite all of dads friends to his funeral and not his children…My siblings tried to reason with Halima to no avail evidently because dad indeed was buried in Brussels against his wishes.
The day of the funeral Halima had arranged for the children to be
picked up in a shuttle bus while she rode in a phantom Rolls Royce. Dad
owned numerous luxury vehicles such as a Bentley, Rolls and Maybach. He
had more than enough cars to fit his children and their friends &
family but per Halimas organization we followed in the bus. No one had
seen the funeral program until the night before and some of us the day
of the service. We scrambled to include readings from us children as
many of us were excluded and not even asked to speak at our own father’s
funeral.The service wasn’t fitting for the king our father is and our
opinions read on all of our faces. What struck me as unnecessarily evil
was towards the end of Halimas eulogy she said something along the lines
of “and I know you are up there with the only woman whom you really
loved, Barbera Joyce” his late ex wife. In poor taste she decides to
purposely take a dig at me by excluding my late mother. She took another
as we stood at the gravesite and she asked all children by name except
myself and Antoinette if we had anything to say in memory of our loving
father. Chosen siblings went the next day to our fathers home to speak
to Halima and try and get a sense of the direction things were going in.
She gave them a document and told them not to share it with the rest of
the family for 40 days. Of course we now know we only had 40 days to
submit time sensitive information partaking to our fathers estate.
Another trick. No words have been exchanged with her since.Currently Halima is laying claim to parts of dads affairs, on what
grounds, I have no idea. We have yet to see any proof of a legal
marriage. She is legally fighting us children and has only recently
moved out of dads home after a detailed inventory was taken to prevent
theft of his belongings which by Belgian law belong to his children.
After said inventory is when she took to twitter to tweet her horrific
slander towards us born with American mothers. She has also gone as far
as to publicly say on twitter that our father only has 1 legitimate
daughter (he has 6), I do not have the right to use the title HIH which
as a child of my father I do, referring to my mother as a wh*re who’s
ashes need to be buried as well as plenty of other filth.I believe in preserving our fathers legacy but this woman has already
ruined it. She is slandering his children to anyone and everyone that
will listen, publicly and privately. People speak of not retaliating
with her but enough is enough. I am an orphan and I am protecting my
mothers honor as any loving child would. My father was the first to say
“Do not take nonsense from anyone” and that, I shall not.We would like to be left alone to grieve over our father, settle his affairs and take him home to rest.
If you love him you would stop playing dirty and leave his children alone.
Abimbola Fernandez