Patience Jonathan Denies Involvement In Rivers Crisis

First Lady Patience Jonathan has refuted reports that she is involved in the crisis in Rivers State.

In a statement today, Ayo Osinlu, her Special Assistant on Media, denied reports she summoned and held a meeting with security chiefs last weekend where she instructed them to take firmer action on the political crisis.

“We assure all well-meaning Nigerians that this is the handiwork of mischief-makers who are hell bent to drag the person of the First Lady into disrepute,” the statement said.

The denial comes amid reports that Mrs. Jonathan has relocated to Yenegoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, to engineer the escalation of the political crisis rocking Rivers state. Mrs. Jonathan is originally from Rivers, but she also holds office as a Permanent Secretary in the state government in Bayelsa, her husband’s home State.

She is currently hosting junior Minister, Nyeson Wike at Government House in Yenegoa, where she met with the top military and police leaders on Sunday night. That secret meeting involved the Brigade commander, the Air Force commander, the Naval Commander, and the Commissioner of Police.

Mrs. Jonathan reportedly told some top politicians that she will not leave Yenegoa until Gov. Rotimi Ameachi is removed from office as Governor of Rivers, where several important developments have taken place since Monday.

One of them was Thursday’s invasion of the State House of Assembly by about 300 thugs, with the aid of the Commissioner of Police. Yesterday, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. Otelemaba Dan Amachree, accused President Goodluck Jonathan’s government of being behind the political crisis.

In her press statement today, Mrs. Jonathan said she remained committed to peace and good governance in the country.

Text of the press statement:

OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PRESS RELEASE

LEAVE FIRST LADY OUT OF RIVERS’ CRISIS
This is to alert the general public that insinuations are rife in a section of the public towards drawing the First Lady into the political crisis in Rivers State. According to the insinuations, the First Lady is being alleged to have summoned and held a meeting with security chiefs in Rivers state last weekend where she instructed them to take firmer action on the political crisis in the state.

We assure all well meaning Nigerians that this is the handiwork of mischief-makers who are hell bent to drag the person of the First Lady into disrepute.

We therefore, advise members of the public to discountenance such impressions, as the First Lady remains committed to peace and good governance in the country.

Ayo Osinlu,
Special Assistant on Media to First Lady.
May 8, 2013.


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Only God knows if the first lady is innocent; but there is no doubt that what is happening in Rivers State is a case of "no smoke without fire."

pls Who is patience jonathan? was she an artiste in burundi?

That woman has got more than a lot to do in rivers crisis. Who are these people fooling?

Nigerians would always want to blame sm1 4 1 mischief or the other without proof it jst seems lyk our illiteracy grows greater evryday

darlynlara: Nigerians would always want to blame sm1 4 1 mischief or the other without proof it jst seems lyk our illiteracy grows greater evryday

Whats ur qualification if I may ask? By d way,There's no smoke without fire.

And u think we believed u

mrs GEJ we all know hw it all stated just know that we are all watching how this dramer is unfolding

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Don't kn if she is involved or nt but if the Rivers state Governor is removed from office based on corruption than Nigerians have a long list of corrupt governors too n Ѿε̲̣̣̣̥ will like to proceed with their removal too. Since GEJ and Ameachi are fighting like 2 teenage boiz fighting over 1 girl den Nigerians know of a lot of Governors that have f*ucked dat same girl.

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If she has no hand in the crises, she should help to bring peace among the warring parties. afterall, she is a major player in political affairs in Nigeria.

Office of the first lady, and first lady summoning security chiefs , what a retarded country!

The Office of the First Lady is an unconstitutional creation. Ideally, Jonathan's salary should be used in cathering for his wife. The first lady should have no direct allocation from the budget, except on state functions. Am afraid, Ayo Ositelu's job is an unconstitutional one.

OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


what a joke

She wil soon return to her hospital bed. Slowpoke retardeen! Lyk husband lyk wife

when did she become GCON? That she had to summon security chiefs. Nigeria,....

xaine: Office of the first lady, and first lady summoning security chiefs , what a retarded country!

got me thinking too, what a country

we need some good improvement news in Nigeria not this all crap

AMECHI HAS MURDERED SLEEP.
NOBODY SHOULD POINT HEAD OR HAND TOWARDS PATIENCE, YES SHE MAY HAVE A HAND OR TOE IN IT SO WHAT.

PLS HATERS GIVE HER A BREAK.

Umblela, and more Umblelas till 2019.

ok ooooo.

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it goes a long way to show the leadership ability of gej.a man that can't tame his uncultured spouse is forced on us as a president.obasanjo prosperity won't forgive you for this big goof.

An illiterate summoning deffence chiefs,We don hear am

Yeah, after Ameachi threatened to expose her? Ha ha ha ha. . .I Laugh in kiswahili !

Rhino.5dm:
Yeah, after Ameachi threatened to expose her? Ha ha ha ha. . .I Laugh in kiswahili !

Interesting!

Johnnoah1st: pls Who is patience jonathan? was she an artiste in burundi?

She is Nigeria's Co-President.

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