Vote Atiku and you’ll want him back for second term, Titi Abubakar tells youths
Vote Atiku and you’ll want him back for second term, Titi Abubakar tells youths
Titi Abubakar, wife of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has urged Nigerian youths to support her husband in the 2027 presidential election, saying they would eventually want him to serve a second term.
Titi spoke on Thursday at the ADC All Support Groups Town Hall Meeting in Abuja, where she urged youths to “arise and shine” because, according to her, it was their time to take charge.
She said Atiku had promised to serve only one term if elected, but expressed confidence that Nigerians would want him to continue in office after his first four years.
“By the grace of God, when Atiku comes to this saddle, people will yearn that Atiku should continue and do second term,” she said.
“By then, he would have tutored his deputy; maybe the deputy will take over from him.”
Titi described Atiku as an experienced politician and philanthropist who would not need to learn on the job if elected president.
“Atiku is a sellable material. That is why I am so proud of my husband. Atiku is a philanthropist. Atiku has done it before. Atiku is not going to learn on the job. And Atiku is not a novice,” she said.
She said Atiku was a “man of honour” who would not seek office to enrich himself but to improve the lives of Nigerians.
“Atiku is a man of honour, a man of his word. Atiku is not coming to chop government money. Atiku wants to give back to you people. Atiku wants you people to know what it is all about government,” she said.
Titi told the youths at the gathering that the 2027 election presents an opportunity for them to play a decisive role in determining Nigeria’s future.
She said Atiku had promised to allocate 40 percent of government appointments to youths and women if elected.
Titi also urged the youths to protect their votes and reject politicians who attempt to influence them with money during elections.
“ADC don’t have that money to give you. Don’t be a sellout. Because these people, they have all our money in their kitties,” she said.
“Don’t allow them to come and give you money and you sell your conscience. If you sell your vote, you are selling the vote of your generation yet unborn.”
‘ECONOMY IS IN SHAMBLES’
Titi criticised the state of the country, saying the constitution and rule of law had been undermined while the economy remained in poor shape.
“Now, today, we have no constitution. We have no rule of law. Nothing is working. Our economy is in shambles,” she said.
“Right from 2023 up to date, there is no budget in Nigeria. And I wonder how people are living. I wonder how people are eating.
“Atiku wants to put things right. We want to be like other nations, but here and now we don’t have anything at all. We are not proud of ourselves.”
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She described the youths as the campaign’s “foot soldiers” and urged them to mobilise voters, protect polling units and prevent electoral malpractice.
The ADC town hall meeting was organised under the theme ‘Together We Can Build the Nigeria We Desire’, with discussions centred on grassroots and polling-unit mobilisation, vote protection and the inclusion of youths, women and support groups in the party’s 2027 campaign.
