Patience Jonathan has kicked off political campaign for her husband and Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, ahead of the 2015 Presidential elections despite the warning by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against such campaigns ahead of 2015.
Patience’s presence in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, southsouth Nigeria, has become a liability to residents and those doing business in the state since Saturday, 15 June because of the security presence in the state capital.
She paid a courtesy visit to the Apiti of Rumueme and President-in-council Rumueme Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nyenwe-Eli Omunnakwe Nyeche Nsirim, on Tuesday, 18 June. While there, she called on the people of Obio Akpor to give her husband massive support anytime he declares his interest to re-contest for the presidency in 2015.
“My husband is also your son and by the grace of God, we’ll not disappoint you and will never forget you. I thank you people so much for supporting my husband. I thank you people for promising that if he comes out by 2015 that you will stand by him. I am happy to thank you people for that. I always know my people will always stand by me, your daughter, and my husband is equally your son.”
The President’s wife also advised the people to be law abiding because no meaningful development can take place in a crisis ridden area.
In his remarks, the Paramount ruler of the Rumueme kingdom, Nsirim, advised those who want to go to the North to do so but added that they should allow those who wish to remain in Rivers State enjoy peace in 2015.
“Those who want to drag us to the North because the position and money they are collecting should know that Rivers State people are not fish and nobody can sell us,” he said.
The paramount ruler is the father of Prince Timothy Nsirim, the suspended Chairman of Obio Akpor Local Government. He was suspended by the Rivers State House of Assembly for alleged financial misappropriation.
P.M.NEWS can report that since Mrs Jonathan arrived the state capital, a part of Government Reserved Area, GRA, which is a few minutes’ walk from Government House, Port Harcourt has been cordoned off by soldiers and with Police Trooper Vehicles manned by officers and men from anti-riot and anti-terrorist squads of the police.
Several roads within the area that links Mrs Jonathan’s mansion with the Forces Avenue, Isaac Boro road and Amassoma road have also been blocked.
Similarly, the road just after the office of the Department Of State Security Service, DSS, that also links to her new mansion where the First Lady is putting up close to a Port Harcourt school newly built by Governor Amaechi, has been blocked at both ends by anti-riot policemen.
The Commissioner for Education, Ms Alice Lawrence Nimi, was on Wednesday, 19 June, disallowed by armed soldiers from driving into the newly built Port Harcourt Secondary School, the venue of one-day advocacy and orientation workshop for teachers on the structure and effective implementation of the new Senior Secondary School education curriculum.
All attempts to drive her official car bearing Rivers Government plate number into the venue were scuttled. She was ordered to park near Orosi House that was gutted by fire a few years ago, far away from the venue and trekked to the school to declare open the one day workshop.
Professor Godswill Obioma, Executive Secretary, the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, (NERDC)who was represented by Mr. Omitade Salami, South-South Coordinator NERDC delivered the welcome address.
Meanwhile, the mansion of President Jonathan’s wife has become a rallying point for the anti-Amaechi opposition politicians.
(PM NEWS) Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
God is watching and seeing everthing.
ReplyDeleteAmechi, God is on your side they will all fail.
They are all liars 16 can never be greater than 19.
They are bad loosers.
GEJ will fail.
Choi.nna u mean o!
ReplyDeleteLAST TIME OUT, IT WAS "WOMEN FOR CHANGE" CAMPAIGN
ReplyDeleteTHIS TIME AROUND, ITS "HIS YOUR SON & I'm YOUR DAUGHTER" CAMPAIGN. THIS BRAINLESS DAME & HER CLUE-LESS HUSBAND MUST BE PUT IN THEIR "PROPER PLACE" COME 2015.
This lady really caused pains to most residents and this calls for serious condemnation by all. How can just one citizen put everyone through such stress? This issue of impunity in this country must stop. Does she think she is a demi-god or something? Everything has an end and how well or bad it ends is determined by how well or badly it was conducted. This Patience must be called to order by her husband who is now too being clouded with the sweet things of being in power. They will leave ASO Rock one day. Patience needs to go back to school and get better training on speech-making, good English as well as being humble.
ReplyDeleteIs like she is getting better in her health now, that is why she have chance to move about,pls madam you are too forward.
ReplyDeleteNigerians pls be wise, we must not allow Opposition Men those I call Interest Men To create sentiment in your thought.
ReplyDeleteThose Who are against GEJ look for every little thing to create sentiment against his administration. The Masses must stand for their Interest not for anybody, Why was Ameachi in good Understanding in his first tenure with GEJ. ??? Now he is struggling to become Vice president and his suddenly having problem with GEJ. NIGERIANS BE WISE.
Is because HE is too performing good?
ReplyDeleteShut up u insolent bastards, Hw could u descend so low to disgrace yourselves in the public by openly insulting ur mother and father & constituted authority. The Bible admonished us to respect the constituted authority cos they were put there by God. Let me advised u, take it or leave it, GEJ is a man God as put in authority to take away ur reproach. I have vow never to return to slavery and who so ever attempt to drag us back into slavery we declare -Holy ghost Fire and back to sender -Hypocrites & selfish Politicians.
ReplyDeleteOur First Lady carry go, we Nigerians are solidly behind U and GEJ. I repeat carry go nothing go happen.
ReplyDeleteShe is a political parasite.
ReplyDeleteShe shld b cautioned.