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Former vice-president and All Progressive
Congress (APC) chieftain, Atiku Abubakar has revealed why he married
more than one wife, DawntoDusk reports.
Atiku Abubakar married Amina Titi Atiku Abubakar at the young age of 25 secretly in December 1971, at the Ikoyi registry in Lagos, because her family was initially opposed to the union.
In January 1979 he married Ladi Atiku Abubakar. He married his third wife, Princess Rukaiyatu Atiku Abubakar, daughter of the late Lamido of Adamawa in 1983.
The former vice president married Fatima Atiku Abubakar his fourth
wife in 1986. He later divorced Ladi, allowing him to marry, as his
fourth wife, Jennifer Iwenjora, who then became Jamila Atiku-Abubakar.
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Atiku Abubakar’s children include Shehu, Mohammed, Ahmed, Adamu, Aminu, Halima, Fatima, Rukaiya, Walida, Mustapha, Jamila, Lamido, Asmau, Laila, Mustapha, Aisha, Zara, Faisal, Abdul Malik, Amina, Ama, Zainab, Abba, Hauwa, Atiku, Maryam.
In the book titled ‘Atiku – The Story Of Atiku Abubakar’, the former
vice president explains why he opted for polygamy as a young man. Atiku
said: “I wanted to expand the Abubakar family. I felt extremely
lonely as a child. I had no brother and no sister. I did not want my
children to be as lonely as I was. This is why I married more than one
wife. My wives are my brothers, my sisters, my friends and my advisers
and they complement one another”.
Meanwhile, Atiku has claimed he would continue supporting democracy and education in the country by using his experience and fortune.
The APC chieftain stated this to mark his 69th birthday on Wednesday, November 25. His media adviser, Paul Ibe, in a statement said Atiku has provided scholarship both in Nigeria and abroad to thousands of needy Nigerian students and had also built several schools across the country.
Atiku Abubakar married Amina Titi Atiku Abubakar at the young age of 25 secretly in December 1971, at the Ikoyi registry in Lagos, because her family was initially opposed to the union.
In January 1979 he married Ladi Atiku Abubakar. He married his third wife, Princess Rukaiyatu Atiku Abubakar, daughter of the late Lamido of Adamawa in 1983.
Atiku Abubakar’s 1st wife, Titi
READ ALSO: Atiku @ 69: Nigerians Want Him To Be President
Atiku Abubakar’s children include Shehu, Mohammed, Ahmed, Adamu, Aminu, Halima, Fatima, Rukaiya, Walida, Mustapha, Jamila, Lamido, Asmau, Laila, Mustapha, Aisha, Zara, Faisal, Abdul Malik, Amina, Ama, Zainab, Abba, Hauwa, Atiku, Maryam.
Atiku and his fourth wife, Jamilah
Meanwhile, Atiku has claimed he would continue supporting democracy and education in the country by using his experience and fortune.
The APC chieftain stated this to mark his 69th birthday on Wednesday, November 25. His media adviser, Paul Ibe, in a statement said Atiku has provided scholarship both in Nigeria and abroad to thousands of needy Nigerian students and had also built several schools across the country.
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