Mrs Titi Atiku Abubakar, wife of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, on Tuesday told an Ikeja High Court, that she trusted a business partner who allegedly defrauded her of N918 million because of his status as a pastor.
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has expressed her appreciation to Nigerian women for the unflinching support they have been giving her husband since the last presidential election.
She said the support has been the force driving the President and herself.
The President’s wife made the comment during a session organized to distribute food items to women organizations in Yola, Adamawa State, Wednesday 24th May, 2017, a statement by her spokesman, Suleiman Haruna, has said.
According to the statement, Mrs Buhari said, “I am deeply appreciative of the support that you show to us at every turn and promise that I will never let you down,” she said.
She also thanked the women for their consistent prayers over her husband’s improved health.
“Today’s event, which is the distribution of food items, is a symbolic gesture and a token of my appreciation. It is meant to confirm that I have not forgotten you, and never will.”
The Governor of Adamawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Bindow Jibrilla, speaking through the state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaleptapwa Farauta, said he “recognizes the fact that women carry the heaviest burden in our communities, so, anything to improve their welfare has his full support.”
The governor thanked the Wife of the President for her philanthropic gesture.
In her welcome remarks, Wife of the Governor, Mrs Maryam Muhammad Bindow, thanked Mrs Buhari for her gestures done through Future Assured, and said the event was consistent with the policy drive of the present administration at both the Federal and state levels and that it would go a long way in putting smiles on the faces of the beneficiaries.
“I urge the beneficiaries to reciprocate the gesture by supporting government in its policies and programmes aimed at improving the lives of Nigerians.” She added.
Items distributed include rice, sugar, tomato puree and milk.
Some of the beneficiaries that attended the event included widows, physically challenged, religious and cultural groups, women council and market women.
A note of appreciation was delivered by representatives of Federation of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria (FOMWAN), Christian Association of Nigeria Women wing and National Council of Women Societies.
