The wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, has been accused of getting away with murder in the country and of being used as a political tool, with the tacit support of her husband.

Making this allegation Thursday during an international press conference on the state of the nation, Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, who alongside human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), pointedly identified the first lady as being neck deep in the political crisis in Rivers State, added that her “seizure of Port Harcourt for 11 days with full security apparatus in tow, indicated that there is something about that madam herself.”

Falana and Soyinka condemned the crisis that had engulfed the Rivers State House of Assembly, when five out the 32 lawmakers attempted to impeach the speaker, Hon. Otelemaba Amachree.

Soyinka described the entire scenario as reflective of meddlesomeness and decried Mrs. Jonathan’s involvement in the crisis in the state, pointing out that she has no constitutional role in the country.

“This is getting to a state where an unelected person, a mere domestic appendage, can seize control of a place for 11 days and as a result of her presence, the governor of that state was told by policemen that you cannot pass here because the queen was there. What sort of jungle are we living in?

“A person with no constitutional position is able to enjoy the full security apparatus of the state which is being denied a governor,” he said.

He said his advice for the first lady was to be a lady before being a “first lady”.

“My worry for her is that she should be a lady first before being a first lady. You cannot be a first lady without first being a lady. That is the only advice I have for her,” he said.

Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/patience-is-getting-away-with-murder-says-soyinka/153132/


Glad some eminent personalities are beginning to notice and voice out on our First lady's excesses

Very well that is the way out for her.

Hehehe... I couldn't have put it any better. The Prof still has his head screwed on tight.

That woman might just turn out to be the end of her husband's second term ambitions.

The Prof is fearless and self principled. He says it the way it comes to his mind unbiased. He just wants PEJ's excesses checked thats all.

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Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Friday took on the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, for attributing the crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly to her.
In a statement by her spokesman, Ayo Osinlu, the President’s wife said Soyinka betrayed the moral duty that expected him, as a respected member of the society, to carefully consider all shades of issues that informed his opinions on any matter.
Mrs. Jonathan said Soyinka had become an embarrassment to his admirers with his diatribe against her.
The statement read in part, “Unfortunately, Soyinka betrayed moral duty in his recent diatribe against Mrs. Patience Jonathan.
“Of course, this would not be the first time he would reach out against the First Lady, usually from self-righteously indignant lecterns.
“In this particular instance, his verdict was that Mrs. Jonathan was ‘stoking the crisis currently rocking her home state of Rivers…’, and thereupon asked Mr. President to caution his wife.
“The good, old Prof. reminds one of the truth that indeed, most of the giants on the street are men of like passions like everyone else. Worse still, most of them are actually standing on clay feet and would fail the test of a gentle push.
“Otherwise, who would have believed that the social, civil, constitutional and sundry rights crusader Prof. would maintain a safe distance from the heart ofan activity that is a potential threat to the peace, security and safety of the people ofa state, then collect exaggerated stories and jaundiced perspectives from familiar propagandists and character assassins, and promptly summon the media to a “state of the nation” address.
“It’s an embarrassment to his throng of admirers and followers, that a sage of Prof. Soyinka’s status, who used to be a gauge of public morality in this nation, would lend himself to a propaganda of high drive, to save a governor who elected to launch into a river without applicable survival skills.”
Mrs. Jonathan argued that the calculation was to attack the President and pull to pieces anyone associated with him, as a strategy for attracting public sympathy to the “clear underdog.”
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Hmmmm! Prof are you saying patience is an Mgbeke?
Well she will reply

And there Paitienc replies!!!
Well, prof are you going to give her the honour of your dignified response?
Lol

nah wah o

I don't see why anyone should blame PEJ for replying Prof in like manner.

WS threw the first stone, PEJ responded ... Fair game!

A case of Lobatan?

Arise O compatroits

yomalex: A case of Lobatan?

i see u

Soyinka na her mate?or goofluck na him matewho be goodluck where spyinka day,by age,he old enough to grand father them,educational,him pikin na patience grand master,respect world wide,soyinka get am,noble prize,soyinka did not be what he is through anybodys death,he work hard to rain worldwide not by chance,so i expect goodluck to shuns his wife on that note,did someone say patience will replylol,8 combine grammar blast to patience by him,she will just say we know we the widowers

The problem for Mrs first lady is the grammar she will use in replying the professor!

Oya mk 2 of dem engage in public live debate 4 TV mk we c who sabi kill oh sorry speak english

Mtchew

Pat Joe is enjoying the power entrusted on her while it last, well she is a taout but our loved president wife and should be respected as first lady. She said I will be impeaching Amechi almost ( all grammar from first lady things)

Shut the crap Wole Soyinka, you are just an APC supporter in disguise....how could u take sides in this issue instead of being objective....that means u wole soyinka believes Amaechi is a saint right...mtchewww..jobless noble laureate looking for presidential recognition..

Hmm.. God help us ooo

Like I said earlier; we were much more at peace when this woman was in a coma; until someone pulled a Lazarus on us and unleashed the dragon.

domcarez: Shut the crap Wole Soyinka, you are just an APC supporter in disguise....how could u take sides in this issue instead of being objective....that means u wole soyinka believes Amaechi is a saint right...mtchewww..jobless noble laureate looking for presidential recognition..

domcarez: Shut the crap Wole Soyinka, you are just an APC supporter in disguise....how could u take sides in this issue instead of being objective....that means u wole soyinka believes Amaechi is a saint right...mtchewww..jobless noble laureate looking for presidential recognition..

are you serious

Lolz... The battle line is drawn.

isn't it clear folks that this man is only trying to take a swipe on both GEJ and his wife? who of u didn't hear that in his tone?

Metaphorically well said .. Soyinka

domcarez: Shut the crap Wole Soyinka, you are just an APC supporter in disguise....how could u take sides in this issue instead of being objective....that means u wole soyinka believes Amaechi is a saint right...mtchewww..jobless noble laureate looking for presidential recognition..

U must be high on coke.... I don't know watz wrong wit some Nigerians. I can't imagine mysef calling a COW 'DADDY' just bcox i wanna eat MEAT. That's exactly wat some dudes are doin here.

I have said it and will say it again.PEJ will ruin her husband's chances come 2015 if her excesses isnt curtailed.Uncle Joe,a word they say is enough for the wise!

Space reserved.

sobaemma: Soyinka na her mate?or goofluck na him matewho be goodluck where spyinka day,by age,he old enough to grand father them,educational,him pikin na patience grand master,respect world wide,soyinka get am,noble prize,soyinka did not be what he is through anybodys death,he work hard to rain worldwide not by chance,so i expect goodluck to shuns his wife on that note,did someone say patience will replylol,8 combine grammar blast to patience by him,she will just say we know we the widowers

I would choose to be president for a week than Noble Lauret for a life time !!!