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General News of Wednesday, 7 December 2022

Source: www.mynigeria.com

2023: My husband only candidate with strong support for women – Rukaiya Atiku

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Princess Rukaiya Atiku Abubakar, wife of former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has said that her husband is the only candidate that has strong support for women.

She said it is for this reason that she has set aside a sum of $10 billion for women and youth empowerment if elected into power.

Rukaiya made the comment when she and other members of her organization PRACO, were in Bauchi State on Tuesday to rally the support of Northeast women for her husband, Atiku Abubakar.

“My husband, Atiku Abubakar, is the only Presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 election that has strong support for women and youth inclusion in governance.

“It is in the light of this that he had promised to set aside $10Billion for youth and women empowerment,” she said.

Rukaiya, one of the wives of the 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, has been seriously involved in Atiku’s campaign for the forthcoming election, reports Daily Post.

She promised that if Atiku emerged as President, he would work towards proffering solutions to those myriad of issues affecting women’s advancement.