First Lady Patience Jonathan has refuted reports that she is involved in the crisis in Rivers State.
In a statement today, Ayo Osinlu, her Special Assistant on Media, denied reports she summoned and held a meeting with security chiefs last weekend where she instructed them to take firmer action on the political crisis.
In a statement today, Ayo Osinlu, her Special Assistant on Media, denied reports she summoned and held a meeting with security chiefs last weekend where she instructed them to take firmer action on the political crisis.
“We assure all well-meaning Nigerians that this is the handiwork of
mischief-makers who are hell bent to drag the person of the First Lady
into disrepute,” the statement said.
The denial comes amid reports that Mrs. Jonathan has relocated to
Yenegoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, to engineer the escalation of the
political crisis rocking Rivers state. Mrs. Jonathan is originally
from Rivers, but she also holds office as a Permanent Secretary in the
state government in Bayelsa, her husband’s home State.
She is currently hosting junior Minister, Nyeson Wike at Government
House in Yenegoa, where she met with the top military and police leaders
on Sunday night. That secret meeting involved the Brigade commander,
the Air Force commander, the Naval Commander, and the Commissioner of
Police.
Mrs. Jonathan reportedly told some top politicians that she will not
leave Yenegoa until Gov. Rotimi Ameachi is removed from office as
Governor of Rivers, where several important developments have taken
place since Monday. One of them was Thursday’s invasion of the State
House of Assembly by about 300 thugs, with the aid of the Commissioner
of Police. Yesterday, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr.
Otelemaba Dan Amachree, accused President Goodluck Jonathan’s government
of being behind the political crisis.
In her press statement today, Mrs. Jonathan said she remained committed to peace and good governance in the country.
Text of the press statement:
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PRESS RELEASE
LEAVE FIRST LADY OUT OF RIVERS’ CRISIS
This is to alert the general public that insinuations are rife in a section of the public towards drawing the First Lady into the political crisis in Rivers State. According to the insinuations, the First Lady is being alleged to have summoned and held a meeting with security chiefs in Rivers state last weekend where she instructed them to take firmer action on the political crisis in the state.
We assure all well meaning Nigerians that this is the handiwork of mischief-makers who are hell bent to drag the person of the First Lady into disrepute.
We therefore, advise members of the public to discountenance such impressions, as the First Lady remains committed to peace and good governance in the country.
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PRESS RELEASE
LEAVE FIRST LADY OUT OF RIVERS’ CRISIS
This is to alert the general public that insinuations are rife in a section of the public towards drawing the First Lady into the political crisis in Rivers State. According to the insinuations, the First Lady is being alleged to have summoned and held a meeting with security chiefs in Rivers state last weekend where she instructed them to take firmer action on the political crisis in the state.
We assure all well meaning Nigerians that this is the handiwork of mischief-makers who are hell bent to drag the person of the First Lady into disrepute.
We therefore, advise members of the public to discountenance such impressions, as the First Lady remains committed to peace and good governance in the country.
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