In a very turbulent and intense period in Nigeria, characterized by the massive insecurity problems in the country, and most especially, campaigns for the release of over 200 teenagers abducted by the Boko Haram terror group, Nigerians have designed viral video edits on Facebook, Twitter and instagram with images including T-shirts and caricature of wife of the Nigerian President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, to mock her for speaking pidgin English while addressing Mrs Asabe Aliyu Kwarmbula, the Principal of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State over the abducted 234 students of the school at a press briefing.
The two minutes, 38 seconds long video has generated a lot of reactions on social media with many Nigerians sharing links through which it could be downloaded. And many social media users have had a bit of fun with it, with Patience being at the receiving end of the ascerbic attack. 'Na only you waka come'
Popular comedian, Omo Baba Number 1 also recorded a very hilarious song, featuring the First lady.
Also some Nigerians youths on social media, edited the video and added hilarious speeches by popular ex-lawmaker and grammarian, Patrick Obahiagbon and NSCDC boss, Obafaiye Shem (Oga at the top)
It can be recalled that Shem of the 'Oga at the top' fame also is not new to viral bants.
Watch Edited 'There is God Oh' video below
After the video went viral on the internet Tuesday, the viral images swept the internet with inscriptions on T-shirts mocking Patience over the way she reacted to the issue.
Some of the T-shirts had inscriptions like: Na Only You Waka Come?; There is God O! Chai Diaris God O! among others.
There was also a caricature of Patience saying, “This Blood You People Are Shearing. There is Goodduu ooo…There is Goooodduuu oooo…”
Mrs. Jonathan had summoned the school’s principal, Mrs. Kwarmbula and an unnamed staff of the West African Examination Council, WAEC, over the abduction of 234 schoolgirls by the Boko Haram insurgents on 14 April.
She also sounded to have addressed the Principal as 'prisipal'
While interrogating the principal, the video showed Patience asking the school principal if she came with two teachers, who could probably testify to the issue.
Mrs. Jonathan asked: “What of two teachers that can tell us that they conducted that exam? Do you come with any…na only you waka come? Okay!”
She then went on endlessly exclaiming, “There is God oh” and then broke down in tears.
Some NigerianEye readers also faulted her tears on National TV, as well as her English
Anonymous said: Propaganda campaigns, Nigeria politicians there is God oh (5x)
Gabriel Uko said: Very humiliating!!! President's wife breaking down in front of cameras!!! Does it mean it mean that they government has admitted defeat and resort to begging???? I mean if the President's wife breaking down like this, what hope is there for the rest of us??? The perpetrators must be hi fiving each for bringing the government to their knees. My advice for the President's wife or anyone from the government, is to stay away from the cameras if they cannot compose their selves!!!
Anonymous said: Chai! Chai!! Chai!!! Dere Is God ooo!!! 5x
(Chorus till fade)
Anonymous said: Only you waka come lol
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u guys should free dis woman joor. Is there no God. Dats just an xclamation.
ReplyDeleteFree her!!! What she did was quite shameful. This will further help in tarnishing the already soiled image and integrity of this nation. And if you don't see anything bad in her show of shame..,Phew!
Deletechai dis 1 na bomb ooo!
ReplyDeleteAll these are not the issue. She was just expressing disappointment at the unserious behavior of her invitees. whether she spoke pidgin or latin is not the issue; the issue is that the people she invited are economical with the truth concerning the circumstances leading to the abduction of the girls. May be the domestic sponsors have arranged for the girls to be comfortably kept in the neighbouring country so as to spite the government of Jonathan. The truth is yet to be out.
ReplyDeleteMr Nwachukwu. The point you even failed to notice is that the woman was surreptitiously try to say that the young women were not kidnapped. This is, coming from her, is disingenuous at best, shameful at worst.
DeleteNE which side you dey? It is glaring that you are an avowed enemy of PDP and Ma Patience Jonathan. We can not build this nation on tribalism and parochial journalism. If you are not building, obviously you are destroying. Let us not hate for no justifiably reason. Those who disdain excellency and royalty will never attain it.
ReplyDeleteAnd neither will you!
DeleteI dont even understand why People are making fun of Patience..is English our first language? Lets face the issues joor..those northern guys who said they will make the Country ungovernable for Jonathan...should be arrested this is their doing...it is not rocket science...
ReplyDeleteErr...English is Nigeria's first language. Putting the issues with the girls aside for a minute, can we just talk about the fact that the first lady of Nigeria can not speak English. I thought education was required to become someone of that importance but I guess since its Nigeria, anything goes. Yes there are other languages spoken in Nigeria but the fact that she is a first lady, the wife of a president of a whole country highlights the importance of basic English. Is everyone forgetting that this is just basic English that she can't speak? She is an embarrassment to Nigeria and putting us to shame. If you can speak basic English then why can't the first lady of Nigeria do? Back to the issue with the girls, Nigeria's sluggish response to the matter makes it seem a little bit staged. The leader of the extremist group stood in front of an armored vehicle and I'm pretty sure those are not sold in garages. They also had guns and for God's sake this guy showed his face on national TV without fear of being caught or apprehended. He is taunting Nigeria and proving the well known fact that the Nigerian government are absolutely useless and all they care about is their blood money. Even the guy who recorded them knows who they are but trust the spineless police and military in Nigeria to not give a damn. This is quite disappointing as they are blowing this issue way out of proportion whereas, it could have been contained by Nigeria but they chose not to do anything until the whole world got involved. This whole matter is very shameful and it makes me question the whole idea behind Nigeria's government. It almost makes me want to question their independence. Nigeria seriously needs to step up their game and stop disgracing us in front of the world.
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ReplyDeleteThat is what is affecting us our too know is killing us over wise we think we are the best in the world thats why we did not move forward.....is this one we are saying the solution to what is killing us now all this media are basterd and the general public faulting the woman are not helping matter we need to be wise we condem too much in this country until we look ourself that we are nothing in this country that we can move forward overwise is a disease in this country.,,,,,,,rubish
ReplyDeleteIf she had kept away herself away from situations that has nothing to do with her office and allowed her husband to do his job we have been saved of all these troubles. Her siblings has a role to play by prevailing on her to come out only when it's extremely necessary. The woman should have brushed herself up all this while. It's a collective disgrace that this woman is not just our first lady but a permanent secretary in Bayelsa state.
ReplyDeleteHonestly its beginin 2 get clearer by the day the so called motive and intention of this so called blog. Nigerian eye is obviously set to rubbish dis woman nd her husband along side order unappropriate news about pastors and men of God. Well weda dis woman speaks a dead english or living she is a first lady, u wit ur whole grammer and papers called certificate u cannot even head ur group in dat small meeting were u hav always participated. Pls 4 Godsake it was under pressure and an urgly situation dat woman called for da meetin and had made dat comment. Dis is a 20 century and it seems lotz of our journalist have not known wat dia work is, instead they focus on floops people make nd mock. Dis country iz far beyund wats happening
ReplyDeleteOn point Mr. Anonymous. Instead of focusing on the subject they are playing games. Leave her. Putin and many world leaders can't speak English like Md. Patience Jonathan. Leave her alone. We can understand her English.
DeleteGood talk Mr. Anonymous
Deleteanonymous u are right, the husband may have married a village girl or a peasant on the street who has never gone to school and when he becomes the president should not put her away os of his position, she comes out like any other mother to talk cos her integrity could have been questioned if she keeps quite, like the world keep insulting her certificates is not a criteria to e a president wife is God's favour, who cares ........ she is better than all those insulting her nonsense
DeleteIs English the Issue now
ReplyDeleteAll the previous First ladies that are sound what can you remember them for
If she doesn't speak nonsense who would she make sense
My First Lady you have done well
you and the president Will survive this
Neither Her nor her husband are capable or qualified to carry out such an investigaton. This is a job for PROFESSIONAL police investigators. As there are none in Nigerian police, accept the help of the outside world. Swallow your pride and do what is necessary to find the girls. Stop playing politics with their lives.
ReplyDeleteIf you no u are capable volunteer urself to face the battle all of you are just mouted we are human being no one is higher learn look at bush when this kind of thing happen in US he face them with war later they condem him that is too arogant there is nothing u can do infront of ur enemy that u wl do well thats what is happen to GEJ
ReplyDeleteHear grammar! Tu fiakwa
DeletePeople are just being myopic, check google, somebody there is being paid far more than all the people mocking the first lady. Which law says a president can not fall in love with such a lady? OBJ used pidgin english occassionally during his tenure, how many mocked him?
ReplyDeletePoor in pocket,poor in mouth dats y u hv time for caricature.i dnt evn see d rson for dis publication.Those ppl makn dezz noise ar anti GEJ envying him nd hs wif
ReplyDeleteNigerian Eye, una no well
ReplyDeleteLet's face it ! What right does she have to interrogate the Principal on National TV ? It's just pure abuse of power. So what is the outcome of the stupid act ? At times it is better to be thought dumb than make a fool of one's self !
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.
DeleteShe can't speak good english yet she is first lady. And God said I will bless who I want to bless. With ur good grammer, u may never be as reach as her numerous workers. Live and let live
ReplyDeleteMay God forgive us! Nigerian's!!!!! When will we stop making mockery out of every serious issue? We need to HUMBLE OURSELVES N PRAY FOR OUR NATION. When we waste our time, condemning and mocking.......we don't prepare or equipp ourselves with the necessary..
ReplyDeleteLol nigerians u are wicked. Chai!!! Lwkmd. But all the same, these are the things that makes me love mama peace die. And respects GEJ so much.
ReplyDeleteAll of u that are mocking her, do your mothers speak better english than patience Jonathan?
ReplyDeleteLet's pray for this nation day and night for these killing and kidnappings to end.
ReplyDeleteThe is the shameful depth Mr and Mrs J has reduced our country to, and made us all laughing stock of the world. I haven't show it to my 6 years old primary 2 daughter who will cringe if she sees it, and will surely perform better. I hasten to add that she is a fee paying school.
ReplyDeleteBible said He (God) will raise the fool to disgrace the wise like You.
DeleteHer tears do not look real. What is that type of tears called? Alligator tears?
ReplyDeleteIs it any of her business to do as she did and end up disgracing herself and the whole nation? It does not even appear that she knew that she has disgraced herself. Talk of people who do not know that they do not know!
ReplyDeleteStop all these rubish,English is not our mother's tongue,why disturbing yourselves.The last speaker has also fombled gramatically and i quote "' what right does she have"' instead of '' what right does she has''.You pple are not serious about the solution to our national problems.English is not the Lingua franca in India and they are better developed than us.You are only crazy about foreign language.Madam Jona,pls ignore their foolishness.You and ur husband are good but in a wrong party.PDP.This issue can not be compared with NSDC Case where d man only go to office and drink tea and wait for monthly salary bank pymt alert but ignorant of what was happening in his establishment.
ReplyDeletePlease go back to primary school and learn english, people like you who nothing come here and spout rubbish. That's why the country is lousy. Mediocrity and stupidity are celebrated by cretins like you. English is our official language so if you want to lead in this country you have to be fluent in English. If everyone spoke their native language how would we understand each other...
DeleteIt is better we face reality in dis country than publishing nonsense, d issue at hand in dis country is beyond mocking someone. Let's put opinions dat can solve our problems.
ReplyDeleteOf all the investigations so far, the first lady's inquisition has brought out to the public the most information. Shame on Nigerian Journalists, no investigative journalism anymore. Nigerians need to take a leaf from the Chinese, Fast becoming World leaders, they don't speak English, they speak their indigenous language. Nigerians are still suffering from colonial mentality, sad.
ReplyDeleteWhich would you choose to be out indigenous language among over 250 ethnic language and dialects in Nigeria. China can speak Chinese because they have only one language. Nigeria dividing force is in our multi-ethnicity.
DeleteMama Pee, hailings o, I go waka come see you jare, no mind all these oyibo Nigerians. Make dem dey speak grammar while you dey jolly dey go. Has their correct grammar filled their pockets and bank account with loot from our treasury like yours and GEJ's. No mind them you hear?
ReplyDeleteMy own b say na pigin b our language. All of una way say first lady do dis or dat una no sabi any thing. Go to China,spain, Austria before conderming her. Nigerians b wise finito
ReplyDeleteIs this the problem the country is facing? mtsecheeew joblessness! Obasanjo spoke a lot of pidgin English during his reign, why didn't no one criticized him? majority of the northern president that have ruled this country don't speak good English why didn't no one criticized them? oh I see just because the president can speak good English u guys are now attacking the wife. joblessness I must admit.
ReplyDeletePlease focus on the message not the messager. What have we gained from all the impeccable English from analyst and commentators. At any rate, she has expressed sympathies to the affected people. And communication is when understand you. What is the level of an average Hausa man on English language
ReplyDeleteI will start by saying d NE did wrong and for foolish folks sayin rubbish,ow many of ur mothers can spk good english or is riCher or more influencial lik Pat or GEJ? She is a mother so she must feel it too,and if u tnk its fake tears pls show us d meter u used to chck it,d principal and co are foolish fr nt acting in d right way of course also...GOd bless Nigeria..#NE u suck#
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ReplyDeletePlease, everyone mocking d president's Wife should first of all mock his or her self. From all Your comments, so many grammatical errors for no Man is an Island. English is not ours, I mean not our mother tongue. lets us all come together and pray for these kids to be released n also pray for our dear country NIGERIA
Whether Good English or Bad one, she convey the message abi? When did it become a crime to speak Pidgin? OBJ spoke pidgin than any president and nobody scorned him, but with MAMA PEACE, everybody want to cast a stone. What would GEJ or his wife would do to please Nigerians? Sometimes I am amazed at the way Nigerians take serious on trivial matters that makes no sense at all. Is Patience's english the problem now, not the missing girls again? the fact that many of her invitees didnt show up to explain what happen at the backyard is no longer a problem, it is her reaction at the meeting? wouldn't u question thesame or doubt it when people who suppose to be bothered most on the abduction show less concern? My dear I will doubt the glarity if your daughter is kidnapped and you show less concern on moves to free her. That was what the first lady was trying to say. She never said the daughters were not kidnapped. I watched the whole episode of that meeting.
ReplyDeleteNigerianeye. I am disappointed with some of you publications especially this mrs. Jonathan language issue. Wake up and face real fact finding ideologies which is the bean of good journalism. After from mrs jonathan meet more facts emerge about the kidnapping saga.
ReplyDeleteThe Lord is your strenght Maama. Ride on, God has lifted you up
ReplyDeleteIs pidgin an abomination in Nigeria? She can even speak her tribal language if she want. I don't see anything bad in this. There is just nobody in Nigeria that doesn't speak pidgin. Some of you that are commenting here can't even write well so why talk about first lady. Is leadership dependent on how well u can speak English? Is English not a borrowed language? Nigerians are funny.
ReplyDeletePidgin is not an abomination, she cannot speak her tribal language because Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and multi-dialectical. Her pidgin is not an official language neither is her tribal language, therefore, neither is representative of the entire country. Leadership is dependent on how well you can represent the people that you lead. Did I answer you questions?
DeleteNigerian should let this woman be. She had tried to address the situation by taking a bold step. Are we of the opinion that you must be educated before you can be the wife to the president? or that if you cannot speak the queen English you should keep your mouth shot?
ReplyDeleteThe important thing Nigerian should observe is to see the genuineness in what Patience had done instead of criticizing are English. English na our Original Language?
Sometimes I just wonder what the problem is with us Nigerians. To start with Patience has no whatsoever right to institute any panel of whatever. Why would she pretend to cry on national tv and still order arrest of three women and later say no girls were kidnapped that its all a ploy to embarrass her husband,so what's the cry for,am not fooled. We say english is not our language but pls tell me what our official language is?
DeleteCommunication, composure, good grammar are all essentials of the role of a first lady. Let's put a round peg in a round hole. The first lady is an important mirror through which the world see any country. Let's educate our girls, the future first lady is amongst them.
ReplyDeleteNa wa o!
ReplyDeleteNo matter what this woman has said she does not deserve all these. Why can' t we pray for those in authority instead of criticizing them. IT is easier to criticize but you Mr and Mrs criticizerrs will not perform better than her if you have the opportunity. Remember That when you are pointing with one finger, 4 are pointing at you. let us humble ourselves and pray for our country so that God will heal our land.PLEASE.
ReplyDeleteChinese, brazilians, mexicans etc speaks their language and it is been interpreted in english they don't care abt english at all and they are not ashame to speak their language but here in nigeria, we like imitating the americans. Some of you ur parent cannot speak pigin not to talk of Good english u're here critisizing ur president's wife or can d white pple speak ur own dialet? So stop critisizing her cos she is better than uuuuuuu.
ReplyDeleteLet's face the security crinkum crankum in nigeria and boko haram higi haga. Mrs jonathan grammatical kakosater has nothing to do with the current ikukuneku in the northern agalaba of nigeria. Pls
ReplyDeleteA passenger i boarded the same vehicle with sometimes was talking about someone somewhere around ABUJA who has brought in over 400 golfs claiming he will be the only one to be selling it once golfs become scarce. now i begin to wonder, could this jus be mere coincidence or could he be one of their sponsors or why are d cars being used for the bomb blasts golfs. Nigerians pls we all need to be careful and security conscious. may the father of our Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on this nation. Amen. please beware of golfs
ReplyDeleteChai! there is God indeed
ReplyDeleteI think you all should read Femi Falana's comment concerning the whole melodrama of Patience Jonathan
ReplyDeleteNigerian eye, as you can see, many Nigerians are disappointed with your publication because rather than focus on the subject matter you have deviated to embarrassing your first lady. By the way, she had good points and was well understood. You reporters and journalists have not given us the truth as you should. Even when you know it, there's no courage to say it. Search yourselves before pointing fingers or mocking others.
ReplyDeleteChai! U pipu shud fear Godo! I no no d only reasons why u pipu is abusement my Role model...she is actually spoken gooder Englishes...is like it were u dt dont no grammar...I wonderment d essences of adulted educating programmses. Propangbnd Nigeria Ventured Enterprises Ltd.
ReplyDeleteAderemi Ogungbade, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos.
ReplyDeleteThis is not a commendable speech by the first lady of our beloved country Nigeria. The speech she gave has no relation with the topic at hand. The grammar itself is nothing to write home about and this caused noise in the communication process and there was no message being passed across to the general populace because it was totally off point and the audience where lost.
Am short of words. What is the solution to the problems of our country. Solving first lady vocabulary, look for the girls,. And other relatad issue.. Time without number. We bring issue out of nothing..!
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