THERE was anxiety in Port Harcourt on Monday as news of the death of Mrs. Iwari-Oba, the mother of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, spread in the Rivers State capital.

The mother of Mrs. Jonathan was said to have been involved in a ghastly motor accident along Elele Road in Rivers State.

It was gathered that the woman, who is from Okrika Local Government Area, was on her way to Bayelsa State when the accident happened.

Unconfirmed report indicated that her corpse was taken to Kpaiyama Mortuary by a team of policemen and a member representing Ogu Bolo State Constituency, Mr. Evans Bipi, who is a relative to the deceased.

Though, the police and the Federal Road Safety Commission in the state could not confirm the incident, an aide to Bipi said the First Lady’s mother died in a road accident, which occurred at about 4pm.

Bipi’s aide, Mr. Fred Itobo, told The PUNCH that the President’s wife’s mother was involved in the accident while she was on her way to Bayelsa State.

“Yes! She was involved in an accident and she died. Her body has been taken to a mortuary. Bipi was among those who took her body to the mortuary,” Itobo said.

When contacted, the State Director of FRSC, Dr. Kayode Olagunju, declined comment on the matter, saying, “I cannot say anything on this matter now until I get full details.”

Though effort to get reactions from the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Angela Agabe, proved futile, she had already told a journalist on the telephone that she had not been briefed on such crash.

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My bad. This story already exist here:
https://www.nairaland.com/1368999/patience-jonathan-mother-dies-auto

Fix our roads!!! God is not asleep..

This is no good news at all.We should not politicise it as accident is bound to occur at any time.RIP TO THE DEAD.

This is extremely terrible!
This accident could have been avoided if only the said road was in a good condition.
RIP madam!

I'm certainly sure her eNglish caused the accident.

"Resting in Piece my fellow Mommy" - Patience Jonathan

I'm so sorry for ur loss madam.

our bad roads are responsible for majority of accidents && I'm pretty sure this is not an exception.... Fix our roads. The federal highways are tagged ''federal highways of death"

accept my condomlense........RIP

Now,they are a victim of the bad roads!

Whoever that may have read the French Revolution will agree that the level of resentment we have for powers that be in this country is worrisome and ripe for a revolution.

RIP.#the rich also cry#

Those of you who want to link the death to politics should keep quiet.it has nothing to do with that.Death can come anytime,anyday,anywhere,anyhow.The woman,from the little i know about her,is a trusted,humble,caring and politically neutral woman.MAMA REST IN PEACE.

†ђξ Rich Also Cry .....