The All Progressives Congress has denied reports that it abandoned Maitalle Koko, a 92-year-old supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement on Tuesday that the party was still taking care of the old woman, adding that the wife of the Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Zainab Bagugu, a medical doctor, has personally taken charge of Koko’s welfare.
The APC said that since the woman suffered a mild stroke while returning from Abuja where she witnessed the inauguration of President Buhari (at the instance of the Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, and the senator representing Kebbi-Central, Adamu Aliero), she was admitted and treated at the Sir Yahaya General Hospital in Birnin Kebbi.
Mohammed said all her expenses were paid by the governor and his wife, who ensured that her close associate and friend, Mrs. Zainab Koko, cooked and delivered meals thrice daily to her.
The statement read, “When she was discharged from the hospital after 10 days, she was taken to her hometown of Koko, where she has been under the care of the resident medical officer, Dr. Kola, who reviews her condition and ensures she gets physiotherapy, in addition to being in constant touch with a consultant in Birnin Kebbi, Dr. Abubakar Dakingari.
“The Kebbi State Government has also approved N4m for her and her attendant doctor to travel to Dubai for further treatment, but she has been too weak to travel.”
The party said the clarification had become necessary due to reports sponsored by ‘wicked people’.
It said the nonagenarian would remain under the care of the APC-led government in Kebbi.
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