Atiku’s estranged wife, Jennifer opens up on divorce  

Jennifer, the estranged former wife of Vice President Atiku Abubakar has debunked some media reports that he filed for divorce from the former VP because he got married to another woman.

In a lengthy statement released on Tuesday, Jenifer said for some time now, especially in the last few weeks, there has been a whole lot of rumours and in circulation about the state of her marriage to his Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Waziri Adamawa, GCON.

“The stories got more vicious as they continued to circulate. I deem it necessary to defend myself against the calculated propaganda to malign my character and position me in a bad light and damage my name.

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Jennifer claimed to have known about Atiku’s new wife and it “was never the cause of our problem as many have said. His Excellency is a Moslem and I have never questioned him about his wives or whether he intended to marry.

“I have graciously invited our new wife to my son’s wedding in Dubai in 2018 without any ill feelings and congratulated his Excellency when our new wife was put to bed.

“The core reason for the divorce was disagreement over my continued stay in the United Kingdom, among other long-standing issues.”

She further noted that efforts made by the likes of Peter Okocha, Senator Ben Obi, Tunde Ayeni, Captain Yahaya and Senator Ben Bruce proved futile leading to their separation.

“I was already aware that His Excellency had gotten married to our new wife but that did not deter me from supporting His Excellency and indeed, we went through a most rigorous electioneering campaign and garnered massive support for his election in 2019.

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“That His Excellency married a new wife was never the cause of our problem as many have said. His Excellency is a Moslem and I have never questioned him about his wives or intended.

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“The matrimonial home in Asokoro where we reside was gifted to me by him even before we moved into that home from a previous residence. Indeed, His Excellency caused his Private Secretary to process the DEED of assignment documents for the house, which he did and handed me the documents. I then commenced processing the title to the property.

“I need to also put on record that if I wanted to take His Excellency’s assets, I would not have returned to him his property documents in Abuja and Jos and documents, allowed the driver to collect his cars, and given up the house in Asokoro and Yola,” she added.