Amina Titi Atiku-Abubakar


Amina Titilayo Atiku-Abubakar is one of the wifes of the former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar. She's an advocate of women and child rights. She is the founder of Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation and the initiator of the private bill that led to the establishment of National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons.

Early life and education

Titi Amina Atiku Abubakar was born into a Christian home to Albert Yoruba family from Ilesa, Osun state. Her primary and secondary education was at a missionary school, owned by Roman Catholic. She was raised in Lagos and later married Atiku Abubakar, before attending Kaduna Polytechnic. Apart from English, she speaks Yoruba and Hausa languages fluently.

Career

She has lectured at Kaduna State Polytechnic

Journey to Rome

While in Rome to further her education between 1986 - 1987, she saw many Nigerian girls on the street. After making inquiry, she realized that most of the girls serve as prostitutes for their madams, who often do not pay them. She also found out that they were deceived with promises to work in Italy, and this prompted her to pledged to do something about the incidence anytime she is in a position of power and authority.

Advocacy

In 1999, when her husband, Atiku Abubakar became the Vice President, she seized the opportunity to start an advocacy to end forced prostitution and other forms of human trafficking. First, she founded Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation, and then sponsored a private bill for strict punishment for traffickers, and for the establishment of a federal agency that will be responsible for fighting trafficking in persons in Nigeria. She started welcoming girls and rehabilitating girls repatriated from different countries.

Awards

Amina Titi Abubakar is the author of Educating The Nigerian Child, Empower Law To Fight Child Slavery, and Let us celebrate humanity : a collected speeches on women's right and human trafficking