Titi Abubakar, the wife of former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said many Nigerians are not supporting her foundation because of her husband.
Abubakar, the founder of Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF), established the organisation in her mission to eradicate the twin scourges of women trafficking and child labor, both nationally and globally.
Atiku’s wife disclosed this at an event where she was honoured with the Champion 2023 Leadership (Heart of Gold) Award by Champion Newspapers Limited. She expressed her gratitude to the newspaper for recognizing her tireless efforts in the fight against women trafficking and child labor and bestowing this award upon her.
She said, “I have been doing this job for 24 years, and nobody has ever recognised me and I said to myself that I’m just doing God’s work, that my reward is in heaven. There was a day I put an advert in the newspaper that these children I’m taking care of are not my children but Nigerian children, that even if it is one Penny, they should all contribute, and still nobody contributed anything. They said after all, I’m Atiku’s wife. It is one thing to be married to Atiku, and it is another thing to have the passion to do what I’m doing. And because I have a passion for what I am doing, I will continue to strive. When I was in the Villa, I was feeding these children with government’s food, and out of government, I’m still taking care of these children.”
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Further, Abubakar also commended her dedicated team at the foundation for their support despite financial constraints, acknowledging that she did not have substantial funds to offer her team members, yet they remained committed to the cause.
In her closing remarks, she thanked those who had contributed to her mission, stating, “I have been doing all these for years with my food, money, the stipend my husband is giving me, and I’m happy to do it because I’m serving humanity.”
