Last Sunday the independent national electoral commission, INEC declared campaign open for candidates contesting in 2019 general election; as politicians device means of convincing electorates for votes, sometimes lies are been told which in turn generate a lot of false reports. The fact check team at Nigeriadefender.com will be monitoring the words of politicians to separate truth from lies.

Nigeria Defender recently spotted a false claim by the candidate of the people’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar when he allegedly said he grew up as an orphan in a bid to relate well with the poor masses.

Did Atiku actually say he grew up as orphan?

Various sources reported that the former vice president said he grew up as an orphan selling firewood, according to Pulse.ng, Presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, highlighted his rags-to-riches story as he unveiled his plan to fix Nigeria if elected.

“I started out as an orphan selling firewood on the streets of Jada in Adamawa, but God, through the Nigerian state, invested in me and here I am today”, Atiku said in a 9-minute broadcast that was streamed live on Facebook.

“If Nigeria worked for me, I owe it as my duty to make sure that Nigeria also works for you,” he said.
The report was also published by thecable.ng as well as other top media houses.

Did Atiku really grow up as orphan?


According to Wikipedia, “Atiku Abubakar was born on November 25, 1946 to a Fulani trader and farmer Garba Abubakar, and his second wife, Aisha Kande, in Jada village of Adamawa State. Atiku Abubakar became the only child of his parents when his only sister died at infancy. Atiku’s father and mother divorced before his father died in 1957 and his mother remarried. Eventually, his mother died in 1984 of heart attack”.

This was also mentioned in his 2013 book titled “MY LIFE”, page 30 of the book confirmed his mother died in 1984. Atiku is about 72yrs now, this means that he was already 38yrs old when his mother passed away.

Why does it matter?

Does it really matter if Atiku grew up as orphan? Ordinarily it doesn’t matter, but it matters now because he falsely claimed it to be so. Fake news begins with a single lie and if not nipped in the bud it metamorphoses into widespread misinformation and that is why our fact check team at Nigeriadefender.com is waging a war against fake news.

Source: https://nigeriandefender.com/fact-check-atiku-lied-growing-orphan/

Atiku is a fraud

Atiku is wanted criminal

Won't change anything. Our mind is made up. We are retiring Buhari by force with or without your support. Atiku is alive at least.

I love President Buhari, he make all Nigerian thieves to gather in one political party called PDP.
WE WILL RETIRE THEM ALL IN 2019!

Everything ever written about Atiku is...

Mtchewwwwww...

Atiku has never said he never grew up with a mother rather he has always said in many for how he was raised by his mother and how he built a house for her ... Atikus dad died very early and he was raised by his mother ..why will he say that when he has a picture of he and his mum in his living room in Abuja ...nonsense zombie propaganda and we all know how it got to front page

Like my mum used to say

He that lie too much will eventually be a thief... Same as Atiku

Even if Atiku is Lucifer the Devil himself, we will still Vote for him, at least Atiku is better than Buhari a serial liar whose son rides a 100 million naira super power bike yet he can't afford nomination form of 50 million.

so how does this affect you OP?

Hehehe...election neva start Atiku don dey feed hin dumb followers zobo, if this one mistakenly becomes president he'll put Nigeria on eBay.i just feel sorry for Peter OBIgot that thinks he's going to be VP.

" his mother died in 1984 of heart attack”



if only we could ask her why she had heart attack............ atiku must have frustrated her life,,,,,,, bad child

................................

No wahala but jubrin must go

he's not the first nor will he be the last Nigerian politician to lie

Obasanjo even said his family background is questionable

bedspread:
Mtchewwwwww...

We won't vote for looters!

Inconsequential

He's his mother's carbon copy

BMC oya take

hehehehehehehe

hahahahahaha

Another pin to his balloon

Omo ale jati jati

maximunimpact:
Last Sunday the independent national electoral commission, INEC declared campaign open for candidates contesting in 2019 general election; as politicians device means of convincing electorates for votes, sometimes lies are been told which in turn generate a lot of false reports. The fact check team at Nigeriadefender.com will be monitoring the words of politicians to separate truth from lies.

Nigeria Defender recently spotted a false claim by the candidate of the people’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar when he allegedly said he grew up as an orphan in a bid to relate well with the poor masses.

Did Atiku actually say he grew up as orphan?

Various sources reported that the former vice president said he grew up as an orphan selling firewood, according to Pulse.ng, Presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, highlighted his rags-to-riches story as he unveiled his plan to fix Nigeria if elected.

“I started out as an orphan selling firewood on the streets of Jada in Adamawa, but God, through the Nigerian state, invested in me and here I am today”, Atiku said in a 9-minute broadcast that was streamed live on Facebook.

“If Nigeria worked for me, I owe it as my duty to make sure that Nigeria also works for you,” he said.
The report was also published by thecable.ng as well as other top media houses.

Did Atiku really grow up as orphan?


According to Wikipedia, “Atiku Abubakar was born on November 25, 1946 to a Fulani trader and farmer Garba Abubakar, and his second wife, Aisha Kande, in Jada village of Adamawa State. Atiku Abubakar became the only child of his parents when his only sister died at infancy. Atiku’s father and mother divorced before his father died in 1957 and his mother remarried. Eventually, his mother died in 1984 of heart attack”.

This was also mentioned in his 2013 book titled “MY LIFE”, page 30 of the book confirmed his mother died in 1984. Atiku is about 72yrs now, this means that he was already 38yrs old when his mother passed away.

Why does it matter?

Does it really matter if Atiku grew up as orphan? Ordinarily it doesn’t matter, but it matters now because he falsely claimed it to be so. Fake news begins with a single lie and if not nipped in the bud it metamorphoses into widespread misinformation and that is why our fact check team at Nigeriadefender.com is waging a war against fake news.

Source: https://nigeriandefender.com/fact-check-atiku-lied-growing-orphan/

An orphan is one that has lost one or both parents. So Mr BMC OP, all your devilish lies and propaganda won't stop us because we have already made up our minds to Atikulate

We will rescue our country from bad governance and economic stagnation foisted on us by the current rudderless regime ....Atiku issa goal!

And take

abc115:
Atiku is a fraud

We know, we dont care

Atiku growing up as an orphan is a metaphor.
There are a lot of kids living under a bridge in Lagos who have 1 or 2 living parents but
are practically orphans.

ManirBK:
We won't vote for looters!

Mtchewwwwww..... you will vote for Jubrin