In a statement last night by Mrs Ayo Adesugba, the Director of Information in the First Lady’s office, Mrs Jonathan said the Rivers State first family ought to have visited her in Abuja to pay their condolence.
The statement said: “Many of us claim to serve God. God, whether as Christians or Muslims, is compassionate in nature. If truly we serve Him, this should reflect in our actions.
“We restate, for the avoidance of doubt, that neither the Rivers State governor nor his wife has come to the State House, Abuja, like so many other people from all walks of life, to condole with the First Family.
“This is a gesture of compassion, which comes from the heart. The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, therefore, holds no resentment towards anyone who does not wish to come to the State House or to her home in Port Harcourt to extend the act of commiseration.
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| Wife of the Rivers State Governor, Dame Judith Amaechi, signing a condolence register during a visit to Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Dr. Patience Jonathan, at the Oba’s King Perekule GRA, Port Harcourt residence, to commiserate with her on the death of her mother, Mrs. Charity Sisi Oba. |
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| The First Lady and the Governor’s wife walking side by side. |
‘It is instructive to note that since the death of Mrs. Charity Oba, the mother of the First Lady, several groups and individuals from across the country have come to condole the First Family at the State House, Abuja’.
“’They include Executive State Governors and their wives from all the political divides; Nigeria’s former Presidents and Heads of State and their wives, captains of industry, female Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Nigeria, other members of the diplomatic corps, royal fathers and traditional leaders – the list is too numerous to call’.
She added: “However, the Governor and the wife, from the state the First Lady hails, have not paid such a visit.
“The caption in the pictures above states that the photographs were taken in the house of the late mother of Dame Patience, Mrs. Charity Oba. However, the First Lady did not receive guests for condolence visits in her late mother’s home.
“All those who paid condolences and commiserated with Dame Patience during her visit to Rivers State, came to the First Lady’s home in Port Harcourt, where arrangements were made and facilities were made available to receive sympathisers.
“We can borrow a leaf from His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who went to Lagos State with some members of his Executive Council, to commiserate with Governor Babatunde Fashola on the demise of his father, Alhaji Ademola Fashola.”
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What is wrong with this illiterate, gud for nothing power hungry Mrs GEJ?, you should have told them (the Amaechis) to come and leak your crasy ashole
ReplyDeleteCondolence is condolence. Whether its done in Abuja or Port Harcourt. Even a reasonable government will prefer the Port Harcourt one cos it saves tax payers money. Please focus on good governance and forget about who visted you or not
ReplyDeleteI don't think This should be a topic for national discuss. The Amechis can choose to pay or not to pay condolence to anybody. Let's stop politicizing domestic issues. Afterall God will not use the condolence register to judge anybody, but the book of life, characters and actions of the deseased while alive.
ReplyDeleteThis woman is just not. Serious
ReplyDeleteHow one decides to condole a bereaved person is a matter of choice. One can even decide not to. Coming to condole may not necessarily signify love. I see danger signal when a key leader is becoming so petty about who did and who did not come to Abuja to pay condolence. If the death was so painful and the president's wife needed people desperately, she should have flown into the country immediately she heard of the death of her foster mother.
ReplyDeleteSomeone should tell the first lady to be a leader and nota fault finder.
Illitracy is realg dealg wit Dame patience, pls go 4 medical check up abi money dn dey mak u mumu abi, go 2skool n be educated cos u ar very incomplete, u wana form 1st mumu illitrate dat cud spik in d public, woe 2u, abi u dy trip 4 amaechi, al dis wahala in rivers state u n ur GEJ ar d coz, bkiarful oh. Illibam
ReplyDeleteMrs Ayo Adesugba, stop this yellow journalism. We are in a Democracy. It is not possible that all Governors will be loyal to the President or his wife. Death is for everyone, therefore, it is not compulsory that The Governor of Rivers State must conmiserate with her. For the mere fact that the husband is a president does not mean that the affair of governance is a family thing. The excesses of the wife of the president should be curtailed, she is just a wife. You the director of information or someone else had the guts to describe Professor Wole Soyinka as an embarrasement to the Nation. You brown envelop information directors or ministers should come off this nonsense writing and opinions capable of making mockery of the profession of journalism.
ReplyDeleteDame Patience 1 Amaechi 0
ReplyDeleteDid i hear you say Hippopo.....,? GEJ and his Hippopo are not fit 2 rule a Local govt. not 2 talk of a state in an organized society.
ReplyDeleteMadam Ayo Adesugba you are a disgrace to public representation. Read your statement “Many of us claim to serve God. God, whether as Christians or Muslims, is compassionate in nature. If truly we serve Him, this should reflect in our actions.’’Did you not read in the same Bible that you should not hold grudges or resentments and be forgiving? See how you are busy fooling urselves. Explain the picture above now. You are the ones not behaving like Christians here. If you were my relation I don’t want to say mum, u no go enter house no matter what your husband/my father would have said about that. Opportuned Tomatoes sellers
ReplyDeleteIts lame that such a Dame CANNOT dissociate shame from her Name. Grow Up!
ReplyDeleteCondolence is condolence. Whether its done in Abuja or Port Harcourt.One can even decide not to. Coming to condole may not necessarily signify love. so what do you want from AMAECHI
ReplyDeleteDis woman(Mrs GEJ) is absolutely out of point/directn. I've seen a case wherby daughter didnt attend her father based on yorubas' belief called AJO NSE EYAN(bound 4m burial). There4 Mr n Mrs GEJ ar disgrace 2 naija at large. LAW
ReplyDeleteWhat is so special about condolence? Will Amaechi's wife come to your house to worship you before you know that she sympathesizes with you.Patience why are you looking for every means to create problem?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Amechi's condolence will wake up her foster mother. This woman should stop distracting us with trivial issues. Is it by force to greet? Don't forget human rights & law that guides freedom of association. Amechi is old enough to decide what to & what not to do. If he doesn't deem it fit to condole with her,what hell does it matter? I hope this is not inferiority complex.
ReplyDeleteI think the first lady is asking for peace and Amechi and wife should reach out and express their personal condolences. Today it the first lady's mum, tomorrow it might be someone else.
ReplyDeletePAT U TOO FIND TORI ABEG LEAVE AMAECHI ALONE
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