Pres. Buhari mourns old woman who donated her life savings to his campaign


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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