Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience
Jonathan, on Monday faulted the contributions of some unnamed persons
she referred to as “otherwise respected elders” who, by their views, had
been contributing to the crisis in Rivers State.
While describing their utterances as
unfortunate, she called on all feuding parties in the state to sheathe
their swords in the interest of innocent women and children, who, she
said, would naturally be victims of the mayhem.
The president’s wife’s position was contained in a statement by her spokesman, Mr. Ayo Osinlu.
The statement read, “We therefore call
on elders of the state to position themselves appropriately in the
circumstances, and continue to seek the highest good of Rivers State and
its people, by stone-walling the activities of the few, who would
rather fan little embers into a consuming inferno.
“Recent experience whereby certain
otherwise respected elders of the country, both from within and outside
Rivers State, were canvassing views that seemed to intensify the heat in
Rivers State, is certainly unfortunate.”
Mrs. Jonathan, who has been roundly
criticised as one of the masterminds of the crisis alongside her
husband, called on warring politicians in the state to spare a thought
for the social, political and economic costs of the crisis, and consider
an urgent way to resolve all political differences.
She warned all stakeholders to ensure
that the situation in the state did not degenerate to a level that could
be hijacked by miscreants and hoodlums, thus exposing everyone to
insecurity from which there might be no easy escape. Chukwudi Akasike,
Port Harocurt
Meanwhile, the senator, representing
Rivers South-East in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe, has
declared that no amount of opposition can remove the Rivers State
Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi.
Abe, who bared his mind on the political
crisis rocking the state, on Monday, explained that any move to impeach
Amaechi would not succeed because the governor was “ordained by God.”
Speaking during the presentation of
scholarship to 77 university undergraduates from Rivers South-East in
Khana Local Government Area, Abe appealed to the people of the state not
to be distracted by the political situation in the state.
He said, “We are living at a time when
politicians of all shades are going around collecting young people,
collecting people’s children; daughters and sons to help them pursue
their personal ambitions or their public aspirations.”
Also, 17 suspended councillors of
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area have faulted the resolution of the
House of Representatives to take over the affairs of the Rivers State
House of Assembly.
Members of the House of Assembly had
engaged one another in a free-for-all, following an attempt by five
lawmakers to impeach the Speaker of the 32-member House, Mr. Otelemaba
Amachree.
The councillors, who were suspended
alongside the chairman of the council, Mr. Timothy Nsirim, and his vice,
Mr. Solomon Eke, for an alleged financial recklessness and abuse of
office, described the resolution of the federal lawmakers as hasty and
selective.
Speaking with newsmen in Orazu,
Obio/Akpor on Monday, Chief Whip of the Obio/Akpor Legislative Assembly,
Mr. Aruchi Amechi, argued that the councillor should have been
protected when they were suspended by the House of Assembly.
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Wonders shall not end. Who on earth is this bastard pig referring to. Must she talk if she has nothing tangible to say. Wait a minute when did patience became the mouth piece of river state govt. Bastard illiterate.
ReplyDeleteMadam First Lady, if you don't have anything better to say, go sit on a Dildo.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever seen or heard Michelle Obama interfer in the affairs of the United States Government?
Power drunk woman
Who gives anyone the right to call others names?If you don't have anything to say you too should keep quiet and stop showing your ignorance or illiteracy by raining abuses on the First lady. If you have something against her state it in a coherent fashion (that is the way to prove that you yourself are literate. As regards your question as to who made her a mouthpiece, she has a right to speak out on the issue since she has been fingered as the hand behind it(rightly or wrongly).The fact is both parties are wrong in this case because they have erred one way or the other and both parties must be made to apologise to Nigerians for bringing shame upon our nascent democracy.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any regards for this fatty bumbum woman. She is just a disgrace to all former first ladies I have ever seen on earth.
ReplyDeleteShe should just keep quiet.
Have you ever red "There was a country"?if No go & read it you will understand what an average Yoruba man means and if you dont like it write your own i quote the erodite writer late Prof.Chinua Achebe whom you cant see discussing Nigeria politics because of how diety it is
ReplyDeleteNo need to rain abuses on the first lady at least she has the right to her opinion. After all is democracy. Meanwhile you have the right to criticize her constructively on the matter at her and not rain abuses on her she might be your senior you know
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