Pres. Buhari Mourns Old Woman WhoDonated Her Life Savings To HisCampaign
Pres. Buhari Mourns Old Woman WhoDonated Her Life Savings To HisCampaign
President Muhammadu Buhari has
extolled the virtues of Hajiya Fati
Koko, popularly called Maitalla
Tara, who has passed away, aged
95.
Mourning Hajiya Koko, who had
waited nine hours in Kebbi early
last year, to donate the sum of N1
million (One million Naira) to him
as the then presidential candidate
of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), President Buhari described
her as “a woman with a good heart,
who stood by her convictions, and
gave sacrificially.”
Hajiya Koko had offered virtually
her life’s savings to candidate
Buhari then, saying she admired
his honesty, discipline, and stand
for truth. Receiving the news of her
passage, President Buhari
commended Hayiya Koko’s
conviction and sacrificial giving,
urging Nigerians to learn vital
lessons from her life. “She gave
practically all she had towards our
campaign.
Though well advanced in age, she
still believed a new Nigeria was
possible, and followed her
conviction with action. What
generosity of spirit and what
tenacious faith in her motherland.
Nigerians, old and young, have a
lot to learn from her,” the
President said.
President Buhari condoled with the
family and relations of the
departed, urging them to take
solace in the fact that their
matriarch lived to a ripe old age,
“and she saw the beginning of the
change she had long yearned for.
The onus is now on all of us to
ensure that the change gets
entrenched and solidified for even
generations yet unborn to benefit
from.”
The President also sympathized
with the governor and people of
Kebbi State, whom he said will all
miss the sterling qualities of Hajiya
Koko, but added that the life of the
departed will serve as a standard
to emulate “in the service of God,
humanity and country.” “May Allah
grant her soul repose in Al-
jannah,” the President prayed.
Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the
President (Media & Publicity)
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