Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party in the just concluded Presidential election, is happily married to four beautiful women.
How many wives does Atiku Abubakar have? Who are Atiku Abubakar’s wives?
In this post, Arctic Reporters brings to you the profile of four of the wives of the Adamawa Born politician, who actually has no siblings himself.
- AMINA TITILAYO ATIKU-ABUBAKAR
Is the first wife of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Atiku during his early twenty’s met Titi, at Idi-Iroko Border (the border between Nigeria and Benin Republic).
The love between them sparked and they got married in 1971, at a very young age whrn Titi was only 19 and Atiku was 25.
She was his official wife (first lady) during his tenure as the Vice president of the Federal republic of Nigeria.
2. Princess Rukaiya Atiku Abubakar
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar married Princess Rukaiya officially in 1983 as his third wife, although she later became his second wife following the divorce of Ladi Atiku Abubakar, the then second wife. Princess is the 13th child of late Lamido of Adamawa.
They have seven lovely kids, namely Aisha, Hadiza, Aliyu Atiku Abubakar, Asmau, Mustafa Atiku Abubakar, Lalia and Abdulsalaam Atiku Abubakar.
- FATIMA ATIKU-ABUBAKAR
Atiku married his fourth wife Fatima Shettima in 1986 and she bore seven kids with him (two sets of twins inclusive).
They are Amina, Mohammed Atiku Abubakar, Ahmed and Shehu Atiku Abubakar, Zainab and Aisha, and finally Hafsat.
- Barr.Jennifer Iwenjora
Follwing Atiku’s divorce with Ladi Yakubu, he saw a reason for replacement since the Muslim religion permits a man to marry a maximum of four wives.
The result of this replacement led to his marriage with Barrister Jennifer Iwenjora. Jennifer (now known as Jamila Atiku Abubakar) hails from the eastern part of Nigeria. A quick info, Before Atiku divorced Ladi Yakubu, they both had six children; Abba Atiku Abubakar, Atiku Abubakar Jr., Zainab, Ummi, Mariam and Rukayatu.
