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Read What Patience Jonathan Caused In Yenagoa On Thursday by emassflourish(m): 10:45am On Nov 14, 2014 |
Yenagoa, the commercial hub of Bayelsa State was on standstill on Thursday, 13 November, 2014, due to the visit of wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience. According to Punch report, social and commercial activities were paralysed on the Yenagoa Mbiama Road for many hours as a result of traffic congestion that was caused by overzealous security operatives, who cordoned off some places with their vans. It was gathered that the President’s wife was in town to distribute empowerment items to some groups in the state. Due to the traffic gridlock, commuters and motorists were seen struggling to make detours, while those who were frustrated by the long traffic jam disembarked from their vehicles not knowing what to do next. Speaking on the unfortunate situation, a teacher in a school at the Erekpa area of the town, Mr. Preye Goodluck, said the roads had been blocked as early as 10am in anticipation of Patience’s visit. “As early as 10am, security personnel blocked some roads in the Yenagoa metropolis, particularly the Ovom and Etegwe areas of the capital city. “Scores of persons who went to the outskirts of the metropolis, such as Igbogene, Agudama and other places, were also affected because they found it extremely difficult to wade through the snarls. “Many of us who wished to get to other parts of the metropolis had to pass through Isaac Boro Expressway. Even the traffic on the expressway was beginning to build up around 3pm,” he said. Also, a distraught motorist, Mrs. Stella Honesty, wondered what the President’s wife was coming to give as empowerment items to the people. She said: “Is it because general elections are around the corner? In fact, if I were some people, I will reject any empowerment. Where was she all this while? Some of us have refused to be deceived by this entire political gimmick. “Look at the kind of suffering one is going through because she is coming. Must she create tension each time she visits anywhere? I have been trapped in this logjam for a long time for a journey that would not have been more than 30 minutes.” Meanwhile, at the Samson Shania Stadium at Ovom, Yenagoa venue of the programme, Mrs. Jonathan gave away various gifts and cheques to different groups. She urged the women to vote en masse for her husband, Jonathan, who recently declared for re-election. She said the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, provided the best platform for women in the country. She reminded the women that her husband had promised 35 per cent positions for womenfolk in his government if he won the 2015 presidential elections. It was however, gathered that Governor Seriake Dickson was not present at the event, but his deputy, Rear Admiral John Jonah (retd.), attended. for more updates visit http://www. |
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