2023: If My Husband Is Given The Mandate I Will Work For Women, Children And PWDs – Atiku’s Wife Pledges

Wife of the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Amina Titi Atiku Abubakar, has come out to explain part of what she would do if her husband, Atiku Abubakar, wins next month’s polls.

According to her, if Atiku emerges winner of the presidential race, she would work for women, children and People Living with Disabilities (PWDs).

Naija News reports that Mrs.Atiku said she has been a mother to so many children, pledging not to relent in demonstrating that attribute if her husband becomes president.

She noted this during the Respect Her Vote Summit 2023 and the launch of the SHE 2 Orange Nigeria project in Abuja.

Mrs Atiku, who bemoaned rate of Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria, noted that 1 in 3 women in Nigeria are faced with issues of abuse.

She said: “I have been a mother to so many Nigerian children and I will not cease to be the mother that I am. By the grace of God, February 25th, that is the day that we are all going to cast our votes. If my husband is given this mandate, I will still do it for Nigerian women, children and people living with disabilities.

“Violence is a widespread human rights violation that affects women, men, boys and girls all around the world. However, women are disproportionately impacted by violent crimes.

“Violence Against Women and Girls affects more than an estimated 1 in 3 women (a figure that has remained largely unchanged over the last decade), and is rooted in the gender inequality that women face throughout their lives from childhood through to old age.

“It is estimated that worldwide 35 percent of women have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence (not including sexual harassment) at some point in their lives; In some countries, that figure is as high as 70 percent.

“In our country, about 30 million women and girls have experienced or are currently experiencing some form of violence on the basis of gender. Gender-based violence has no social or economic boundaries. It is present in all countries rich and poor and affects all socio-economic groups.

“And the consequences of this issue is something we all have to live with. It results in substantial public and social costs, affecting girls and women’s educational, economic, and civic participation, while straining justice systems and social and health services. Which ultimately culminates in significant economic losses.”