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Atiku
Abubakar’s Dubai Marriage Allegation Unfounded – Group
Pro-democracy advocacy
group, the Centre for Good Governance and Accountable Leadership Initiative
(CEGGAL Initiative) has reacted to the ongoing rumour in the social media that
former vice President Atiku Abubakar got married in Dubai last Saturday to
a new wife and paid $1, 000, 000 as dowry.
The Centre, in a
statement issued on Thursday by its Executive President, Chief Willy
Ezugwu, described the allegation as “unfounded, demonic, lacking any iota
of truth, and a cheap blackmail.”
According to Chief
Ezugwu, who was also a guest at the wedding in Dubai, “It was Alhaji Atiku’s
step son, Mr Anthony Douglas who wedded former Miss Whitney Woods at a Church
wedding ceremony last Saturday, not the former vice President and so $1, 000,
000 dowry payment does not arise.
“The video of the
purported “marriage dance” between Alhaji Atiku and his wife was Anthony’s
mother, Mrs Jamilah Nkoli Atiku Abubakar from Onitsha in Anambra State, who has
been married to the former vice president for over a decade.
“As a Muslim, Alhaji
Atiku Abubakar by his religious faith is entitled to four wives and there would
have been nothing wrong with him taking a wife if he so desired.
“It is obvious that
the allegation is unfounded, demonic, lacking any iota of truth, and a cheap
blackmail meant to achieve political purpose”, the Centre said.
The statement added
that “Atiku Abubakar’s large heart and his maturity should be celebrated for
giving his step son equal treatment with his biological children, a plus to his
outstanding leadership qualities.”
Atiku Abubakar’s Dubai Marriage and reactions
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