Atiku’ll Be President of Nigeria, Confident Bindo Boasts

•Okowa, Imoke, Fintiri extol Titi Abubakar

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

A former governor of Adamawa State, Alhaji Umaru Jibirila Bindo, has  expressed optimism that former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, would become president of the country one day.

Bindo, who spoke weekend in Abuja, during The Champion Leadership Awards organised by the Management of Champion Newspapers Limited in honour of the former Vice president’s wife, Hajia Amina Titilayo Abubakar, described Atiku as a great Nigerian.

“I want to appreciate Atiku Abubakar, he is a great man and he is my father. I believe that one day, he will be the president of Nigeria, by God’s Grace,” he said.

Bindo while also extolling the qualities of Titilayo Abubakar described her a pillar of support for her husband, and that it was a fact that there was no Atiku without his wife, Titilayo Abubakar.

“I told somebody that there is no Atiku Abubakar without Titi Abubakar.  This is not an over statement, it is a fact and we all know it,” Bindo said.

The former governor expressed the hope that the organisation founded by ex-VP’s wife – Women Trafficking and Child Labour Foundation (WOTCLEF) – would continue to soar in all ramifications.

Chairman of the ocassion and former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, said Mrs. Abubakar was a woman of honour and integrity.

Okowa said she has made great impact in her crusade to better the lives of women and children of the less privileged in the society.

The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, said Mrs. Abubakar was part of the initiators of the bill that resulted in the establishment of the federal government’s agency: the National Agency For Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons And Other Related Matters (NAPTIP), established to fight trafficking in persons.

In his remarks, a former governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, described the crusade being spearheaded by Titi Abubakar as fantastic and worth encouraging.

On her the pioneer Executive Secretary of WOTCLET, Mrs. Carol Nduaguba, praised the doggedness of Titi Abubakar in sustaining the activities of the organisation for 24 years.

Earlier, while giving reasons for the choice of the Titi Abubakar for the “Heart of Gold” award, the Group Managing Director of Champion Newspaper, Mrs. Nwadiuto Iheakanwa, said the former Vice President’s wife has made great impact and put a path way in the fight against child slavery and trafficking in persons in the country.

Titi said she was greatly excited by the award and recognition, adding: “I dedicate this award to God Almighty for the inspiration given me, to the thousands of victims and survivors of human trafficking in Nigeria and beyond whose cause I fought for in last 24 years.”