Hafsat Abiola-Costello, Late Chief MKO Abiola’s daughter has
admonished president Goodluck Jonathan to smoothly hand over the
presidential cap to his opposition, Major General Buhari if he
eventually loses in tomorrow’s general elections.
In an article titled “At Last, Farewell To Poverty”, Hafsat wrote,
“President Jonathan. Thank you for your efforts to lead Nigeria. Should
the results of the elections not favor you, please be aware that a
smooth handover would still secure you a place among the giants of
Nigeria. The curses that surround those that stood in the way of the
peoples’ mandate on June 12 will never be yours should you lose and yet
demonstrate the exemplary leadership that others failed to show then. Do
not doubt that your name can yet be written in gold.”
And publicly endorsing Major General Buhari, she wrote “In the 2015
presidential elections, I endorse General Muhammad Buhari fully and
without reservation. In 1993 my father promised Nigerians that if given
the presidential mandate, our people would say farewell to poverty. We
know that because the elections were annulled, he could not fulfil that
promise. Sadly, that promise remains unfulfilled till today. It is my
honest conviction based on a disinterested assessment that General
Buhari is our best chance of seeing that promise fulfilled.”