said the governor should reconsider the way he was going about the demolition. An attempt by Amaechi to explain the situation sent the First Lady boiling.

She shouted at Amaechi: "Listen!, you must listen to me!"

The governor was embarrassed, like a scolded school pupil. The audience hailed Mrs Jonathan, goading the First Lady on.

The President’s wife, however, described land as a serious issue in Okrika and told Amaechi to always avoid "must" when talking about waterfronts’ demolition. The governor never mentioned "waterfronts", but Mrs. Jonathan went on: "I want you to get me clear. I am from here (Okrika). I know the problems of my people. So, I know what I am talking. I do not want us to go into crises. We are preaching peace and we must maintain peace at any time.

"But what I am telling you is that you always say you must demolish. That word ‘must, you use is not good. It is by pleading. You appeal to the owners of the compound, because they will not go into exile. Land is a serious issue."

bidemi12:

And ooo!! rasputin, you need to have your head checked. your line of arguement is somewhat disturbing. what business of her's is it that she should have been briefed before hand. last i checked, being first lady is not an appointed nor elected position. Neither does the constitution recognize it.

rasputinn:

Little wonder they say empty barrels(like you) make the loudest noise
If she needn’t be briefed,why was no less a person than the governor briefing her via monitor.
Do you know how Nigeria got her name?do you know how Delta state was created?does your ignorant behind know why John the Baptist was beheaded or why Nigeria was drifting ever so close to major anarchy and failed statehood especially during the period of Oct 2009 and April 2010?I guess you don’t so I’ll school you;it’s because some unelected persons(wives of the elected/appointed persons) asked the elected ones to do it and they did,PERIOD.
Knowing full well that the ingredients or critical factors for the above scenarios to play themselves out are still very much obtainable in this clime,then the diplomatic and smart thing to do(knowing how touchy the issue is) was to have given her the heads up by way of an advance briefing and all the needless brouhaha and public show of shame would have been avoided

So my friend(),next time you wanna ask someone to check their heads,you might wanna check yours first,and oh,your spellings ,check those also

ziddy:

She's well within her rights but she has unrestricted access to a private audience with Amaechi, she didn't have to speak up in public just to score cheap points with her people.

bidemi12:

It is because of retards like this that Nigeria is being ruled by morons. I rest my case.

rasputinn:

The word "retard" is over-played on nairaland my friend,if you do not have the capacity to muster informed debates,don't hide under curses and swear words,as those wont prove anything to the contrary.
If you lack knowledge,ask those who're more enlightened than you,and they'll teach you;FOR FREE

na_so:

A lot of posters here just saw the word "scold" in the header and started commenting without reading what exactly she said. Very very irrational beings.

080Nigeria:

Dissssgusssting.

Please can someone teach our First lady the meaning of self-control?

bidemi12:

That is exactly the point. She is is not in a position to "scold" an elected state governor nor have inputs into it's inner workings. The governor is only responsible to the electorate who "voted" him in/who he governs. Our priorities as a nation is warped. if people cannot find anything wrong with this basic atrocity then we are really f.u.cked.

na_so:

Abeg go siddon. What rubbish her you talking about? so on what premise did an elected governor close down major roads in PH just to receive an un-elected first lady? On what premise did he see it necessary to give details of his plans to an un-elected first lady in public before her people. Why should an elected governor always say "MUST" in touching land issues that have tribal underpinnings? Even military regimes thread carefully in some issues. On what premise should an elected governor come before Okrika people last week to insult them and their sons last week? Or did you not see it in the papers?


My point simply is that what she said is absolutely on point.

bidemi12:

That is exactly the point. She is is not in a position to "scold" an elected state governor nor have inputs into it's inner workings. The governor is only responsible to the electorate who "voted" him in/who he governs.

~Bluetooth:

What else do you expect when we have Vagabonds In Power and the last time people were blaming Turai for protecting yaradua from the public,i wonder what this padded woman would if she were in Turai's shoe.What has the first lady got to do with the administration of Rivers state ? The woman must be sick

pawa4ul:

Since I started hearing of first ladies (including LGA chairmen's wives), this is the most local of them that I have seen or heard in my lifetime. I don't blame her sha, she is exhibiting the real babaric lifestyle of her people.

This women disgraced the hell out of Nigerians when she was making her speech in the conference she attended in Canada or so. We should stop sending/granting this buffoon public outings. GJ should arrange a private tutor for his local wife to educate her on public addressing.

We now see why some of the military men have ceremonial wives added to their main wives!

pawa4ul:

Since I started hearing of first ladies (including LGA chairmen's wives), this is the most local of them that I have seen or heard in my lifetime. I don't blame her sha, she is exhibiting the real babaric lifestyle of her people.

This women disgraced the hell out of Nigerians when she was making her speech in the conference she attended in Canada or so. We should stop sending/granting this buffoon public outings. GJ should arrange a private tutor for his local wife to educate her on public addressing.

We now see why some of the military men have ceremonial wives added to their main wives!