President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday mourned the
death of Hajiya Fati Koko, popularly called Maitalla Tara, who died at age 95.
Presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, said in a
statement that Buhari mourned Koko, who had waited nine hours in Kebbi early
last year to donate the sum of N1 million to him as the then presidential
candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adesina quoted President Buhari as describing her as
"a woman with a good heart, who stood by her convictions, and gave
sacrificially."
He said Hajiya Koko offered virtually her life's
savings to Buhari then, saying the deceased admired the president's honesty,
discipline and stand for truth.
The presidential aide said while receiving the news
of her passage, Buhari commended 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 mother land. Nigerians, old and young, have a
lot to learn from her," Buhari said.
The president condoled with the family and relations
of the departed and urged 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."
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