J12:

She is a civil servant who was promoted. Deal with it.

tushutt: Wife of
Nigeria’s President, Dame Patience Jonathan, has recorded history as the
First Lady of the country to be appointed Permanent Secretary in a
state civil service.

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State approved her appointment and
seventeen others into the state civil service on Wednesday in Yenagoa,
the state capital.

Also prominent among those appointed is Linnet Tebepah, wife of the
current Chairman of NDDC, Tarilah Tebepah.

Others include J.E. Oye, Samson Ayibeboa, Antonia Koroye, Ziwari Billie,
Buruboyefa John, Dikuro Ayebameh, Serge Williams, Olu Kuruom,
G.I.Izein, Philomena Alodie, Omietimi Kojo, Ese Izonebi, Ohougha
Maythias, James Clinton, Moses Teibowei, A. Samanyi and Vivian Odiowei.

Patience’s appointment as Permanent Secretary is already generating
public discussions in bars and government circles within Yenagoa even as
some political appointees are claiming ignorance on the development.

Head of Service, Gloria Izonfuo who signed the announcement broadcast on
the state radio station, 91.7 Glory FM, stated that by the
constitutional power conferred on the governor in section 203 (2) (c) ,
Jonathan’s wife and seventeen others had been elevated to the position
of Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service.

Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Public Affairs,
Daniel Iworiso-Markson, confirmed that the wife of the President was
elevated to the position of a Permanent Secretary and that it was a
routine action in the civil service.

source:
http://dailyindependentnig.com/2012/07/jonathans-wife-patience-17-others-appointed-perm-sec-in-bayelsa/

J12: Questions y'all should be asking is if she is competent or not.

Being the wife of the president is not an official job, there is no constitutional office as "the office of the first lady".

There is nothing wrong with the appointment/promotion she received.

Demdem: My understanding is civil servants are normally promoted or appointed to permanent secretaries and not politicians. Perm sec positions arent for political jobbers but peeps that have been working within a specified ministry. Someone should kindly correct me if am wrong here.

Beaf: Wrong move.

J12: Questions y'all should be asking is if she is competent or not.

Being the wife of the president is not an official job, there is no constitutional office as "the office of the first lady".

There is nothing wrong with the appointment/promotion she received.

J12:

She is a civil servant who was promoted. Deal with it.

eledalo:Computer 21 is malfunctioning! Someone call the technicians!

Beaf: Wrong move.

pcicero: Oya, 40 Laptop squad, come and justify your pay here.

This country is doomed!

kool J: GEJ really doesn care wat we think ov him now...he knows he's failed himself and us so he's just trying to drag himself deeper into the meSs he's created cuz there really iz no way out for him. I'm positive there is more to come...let's all sit back and watch in our dazed states...

pcicero:


You are very right and by the statues of Civil Service, you can't appoint someone on leave of absence. If she were a staff, she had been on a leave of absence since 1999 when her husband became the deputy governor.

Mandelaguy: Get your facts right before you start making noise........it is becoming a trend in NL.

Chrisegro: So madam Jonathan went to 'AN' higher institution!

Billyonaire: Is it constitutionally wrong ? Is she qualified to be permanent secretary. I avoid to react emotionally on this, if the constitution is silent on this or does not kick against it, then I think its okay by me.

The senior special assistant to the governor on media affairs, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, confirmed the appointment of Mrs. Jonathan Wednesday, saying that the governor, in doing so, only exercised his powers as enshrined in the laws of the state.

Iworiso-Markson explained that the First Lady was a teacher in the state’s civil service and has been on leave of absence since 1999 when her husband became the deputy governor of the state.