MY DEAR HUSBAND, ATIKU, IS NOT AFTER NIGERIANS' MONEY. HE WANTS TO GIVE BACK TO THE SOCIETY - WIFE ANSWERS THOSE ASKING WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR

The wife of the African Democratic Congress ADC presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Mrs Titi Abubakar, has said her husband is not seeking Nigerians’ wealth but wants to “give back to society” if elected president in 2027.

She stated this on Friday, while campaigning for the former Vice-President at a rally.

Describing Atiku as a philanthropist and experienced politician, Mrs Abubakar said he would not need to learn on the job if elected.

“Atiku is a sellable material. That is why I’m so proud of my husband. Atiku is a philanthropist. Atiku has done it before. Atiku is not going to learn on the job, and Atiku is not a novice,” she said.

Addressing those questioning what Atiku, who will turn 80 this year, still wants from politics, she said his motivation was service rather than personal gain.

“Atiku doesn’t want Nigerians’ money. Atiku just wants to give back to the society what the society has done for him. Because many people keep saying, what is he looking for? Very soon, he’s going to be 80,” she said.

Mrs Abubakar added that Atiku wants to mentor young Nigerians in politics and governance, predicting that Nigerians could eventually demand that he serve a second term despite his previous indication that he would serve only one term.

“Atiku wants to tutor you, children, how politics is being made. Nigerians will be yearning for Atiku for a second time that he said he was going to do just one time. But Nigerians will yearn for him and bring him,” she said.

She also criticised the state of the country, saying, “Today, we have no constitution. We have no rule of law. Nothing is working. Our economy is in shambles. And I wonder how people are living. I wonder how people are eating.”