Maitalle Tara, an aged woman who handed N1m, her life savings to support President Buhari at the wake of 2015 general election is dead, the 95-year-old Maitalle Tara’s death was announced by the Kebbi State government on Saturday and it is only fitting that the nation’s seat of power pays her the tributes she deserves.
“A woman with a good heart, who stood by her convictions, and gave sacrificially,” said president Muhammadu Buhari in a statement conveyed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
“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.
Buhari condoled with the family and relations of the deceased and urged them to take solace in the fact that their matriarch lived to a ripe old age.
The president noted that Koko saw the beginning of the change she had long yearned for. He added that the onus was now on all Nigerians to ensure that the change gets entrenched and solidified for generations yet unborn to benefit from.
The President also sympathised with the governor and people of Kebbi State, whom he said would all miss the sterling qualities of Koko.
He added that the life of the departed will serve as a standard to imitate “in the service of God, humanity and country.”
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