Wife of the Senate President, Barr. Toyin Ojora- Saraki has described the appointment of Mrs Hafsat Abiola-Costello as Executive President of Women in Africa (WIA) Initiative as a testament to her resilience and dedication to the advancement of women, and her passion for the continent’s development.
Mrs Saraki in her letter to Abiola-Costello at the weekend, also congratulated the Abiola family for the posthumous recognition of her father, the late Bashorun M.K.O Abiola, as the duly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the June 12, 1993 election.
Mrs Saraki, who is the Founder-President of the WellBeing Foundation, Africa(WBFA), said, “I congratulate Mrs Hafsat Abiola-Costello on her appointment as the Executive President of the Women in Africa (WIA) Initiative. Her appointment is a testament to her resilience and dedication to the advancement of women, and her passion for the continent’s development.”
“I also congratulate her and the entire MKO Abiola family for the posthumous recognition of her father and patriarch, the late Bashorun M.K.O Abiola, as the duly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the 1993 election and his posthumous honour with the title of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR).
“Knowing how she and her siblings fought long and hard to see this day, I commend her tenacity and dedication to the course for which your parents lived and died. Like many Nigerians, I am glad to see the efforts of the late Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola recognised and his legacy to democracy immortalised.”
“It goes without saying, that as a member of the United Nations-African Union’s African Women’s Leadership Initiative under the inspiration of Madame Bineta Diop, not only do I celebrate the efforts of MKO Abiola in seeking to defend his mandate, I also recognise the ultimate sacrifice of his wife, your dear mother of blessed memory, Kudirat Abiola.”
WIA Initiative is the first international platform dedicated to the economic development and support of leading and high potential African women.
