Human rights activists have condemned the wife of President Gooluck Jonathan, Patience, for causing gridlock that inhibited movement at the nation’s capital, Abuja, on Thursday.

The first lady had organised a women event, involving about 10,000 females at the Federal Capital Territory.

In an interview with our correspondent, Lagos lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, said the action of Patience was “symptomatic of elite privatisation” of the country.

He said, “This kind of action is one of the symptoms of the hijack of the country by the elite. As far as people like the President’s wife are concerned, the country belongs to them and they believe they can do whatever they want.

“That is a feudal mentality. Mind you, she is not the only one who does this kind of thing. The wives of governors of the various states are also guilty. It simply shows that the members of the ruling class are incapable of checking themselves.

“The President himself is civil but he has the responsibility of cautioning his wife. We are not in a feudal society, Nigeria is a republic. We should exhibit our republican status.”

Another human rights lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, told Saturday PUNCH that it was “simply sad” that despite numerous condemnations of the culture of bringing about a city’s lockdown by an executive’s spouse in the media, the ruling class has not been able to check itself.

Ogunye said it was grievous enough for the President to cause such massive restraint of human vehicular movement “not to speak of his spouse, who has no executive powers.”

The lawyer said, “First it was Lagos, then Port Harcourt. Now it is Abuja. Perhaps she is trying to generate a feudal character by grinding the major cities in the country to a halt whenever she visits.

“It is emblematic of the serious problem of governance. This is a problem Nigeria needs to be saved from because we are already experiencing a gridlock in the socio-political atmosphere in this country.”

Ogunye pointed out that it is necessary to start thinking seriously about a class action to restrain the President’s wife from causing obstruction to the day-to-day activities of Nigerians.


Source http://www.punchng.com/news/abuja-gridlock-aturu-ogunye-condemn-presidents-wife/

free my PEJ jor...by d way last 2 comment

That Bag-Of-Beans shld be cart away to feed pigs at Otta Farm.

Hip 4 da hip, 4 da hip,popo 4 da hippopo nd tamus 4 da HIPPOPOTAMUS....den we scream Hippopotamus * Singin dat ma matchin in song bck den in primary sch*

Yea datz wat u get wen u ve an Hippopotamus nd a semi illeterate as a first lady....anyway shaa dia is no Gooluck witout Patience

[size=14pt]With Patience there is Goodluck. We need more Patience in this country.[/size]

'Aturu' na person name

Jisos Kraist of Nairaland!


Aturu Sheep! Condemned PEJ?
I thought Abdullahi killed aturu on sallah day



Please our muslim brothers should confirm this since they are the ones closer to aturu.

Aturu be like this food wey we dey, chop Ekuru!! Lmao!

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Ok ooooooooooooooo

Baybe: 'Aturu' na person name

na sheep for my language oo

JEWISH WOMAN

Why not sue her? You are a lawyer Mr Aturu, talk and no action. smh

Am kinda speechless for the moment.Any eye witness in the house?

patience jonathan is d most criticised Nigeria first lady and she remain unperturbed by the incessant invectives thrown at her. Patience ,may u live long and put ur enemies to shame

All GEJ and PEJ haters should go and HIT their head on the floor or hug transformer.

Why disturbing the peace of Millions for things they benefit nothing from.

did i just hear 10,000 women,abi na crusade der do...abeg click like if beverly nd patience r more popular dan GEJ...

For heavens sake leave patience alone, what will she do that people will not talk, every now and then adeboyes church causes severe hardship to motorists on lagos highway, why don't you protest that? Hmmm?

Baybe: 'Aturu' na person name

For where?

Seanixking: did i just 10,000 women,abi na crusade der do...abeg click like if beverly nd patience r more popular dan GEJ...

click like by your self. Ekpa

Aturu if e pain u very much. Den I think u need some pain killers

I love pej....... Haters can hug d next available transfomer

amanikondo: [size=14pt]With Patience there is Goodluck. We need more Patience in this country.[/size]

I agree with you 100%. Patience comes with Goodluck jare.

Haters know what to do>>>>>>>transformer time

But PEJ shouldn't have gone that far, mehn, you need to see Area1 round about.

In all of the talk about this issue, I haven't heard one important factor: Cost.

What is the COST of all these jamborees to the country?

How much was spent on the programme, on paying those dancers, on refreshments, on attires, on decorations etc?

What is the opportunity cost? Couldn't the time spent on this pointless programme have been better spent elsewhere? What about the soldiers providing "security", couldn't they have been better put to use fighting the BH insurgents in the north?

Above all, what was the cost to the ordinary Abuja residents? What about those who were late to work? Those who missed their flights? Pregnant women being rushed to hospital? People who had important business appointments?

Has anyone tried to contemplate the COST of all these unnecessary traffic jams induced by this megalomaniac called a "First Lady"?

Do we think at all in this country?

alpha conde:
click like by your self. Ekpa

alpha click lik make i recharge ur life,coz i no sey na 1 bar remain..

why can't some people just reason before they comment?
if you know the kind of hardship this PEJ attitude can cause, you will understand, and that's what happens whenever she feels like, my brother spent about two extra hours the other time at the airport in lagos just because PEJ is flying from lagos to Abuja so every other plane flying that route has to be delayed till she lands in Abuja.

must people suffer becos you are a first lady? is this what obtains in the advanced countries

alpha conde:
click like by your self. Ekpa

Seanixking: alpha click lik make i recharge ur life,coz i no sey na 1 bar remain..

Ok I agree I like your foolishness.

HNosegbe: In all of the talk about this issue, I haven't heard one important factor: Cost.

What is the COST of all these jamborees to the country?

How much was spent on the programme, on paying those dancers, on refreshments, on attires, on decorations etc?

What is the opportunity cost? Couldn't the time spent on this pointless programme have been better spent elsewhere? What about the soldiers providing "security", couldn't they have been better put to use fighting the BH insurgents in the north?

Above all, what was the cost to the ordinary Abuja residents? What about those who were late to work? Those who missed their flights? Pregnant women being rushed to hospital? People who had important business appointments?

Has anyone tried to contemplate the COST of all these unnecessary traffic jams induced by this megalomaniac called a "First Lady"?

Do we think at all in this country?

If you ask me, who will i ask? Abeg forget those grammer above.

Her rally actually did more good than harm because the more than 10,000 women that participated in the rally got paid, and they 'll bless PEJ wella