Abiola’s daughter, Hafsat speaks on father’s autopsy report, Obasanjo’s failure to honour late politician

Daughter of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential
election, M.K.O. Abiola, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, has faulted the
autopsy conducted to disclose the circumstances surrounding her
father's death.

Describing the autopsy as inconclusive, Abiola-Costello insisted that
the report failed to confirm that the late politician was killed in a
controversial circumstance.

She said this in a chat with The Interview Magazine, while reacting to
insinuations that Abiola's death in detention was not from natural
causes and if the family tried to verify the cause of death.

According to her, "An autopsy was conducted that did not find anything
suspicious but considering the fact that not all poisons can be
traced, I feel that their report is not conclusive."

The late politician's daughter also said she was still "mystified" by
the fact that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo failed to honour
Abiola like President Muhammadu Buhari recently did.

"I have always been mystified by General Obasanjo's inability to
honour my father as President Buhari has now done. It was not his
finest moment but I must confess that I'm glad that if he didn't want
to honour my father, he wouldn't do it.

"My father's sacrifice was such that it should not be belittled by
honour grudgingly accorded. The intervening years were painful for my
family but listening to President Buhari's speech on June 12 and
hearing the sincerity behind his words was worth waiting 25 years,"
she added.