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"Impatient" Patience Jonathan
By Senior Fyneface

Now that President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the Police and the State Security Service to investigate his wife’s alleged public misdemeanor and scolding of the executive governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, he should know that what actually transpired at the event in Okrika transcended mere cantankerous outburst but an outright rehearsal of a pre-arranged script given to the first lady and which she had waited for the opportunity to play it out.

It was really unfortunate that the first lady who is expected to give due respect and honour to the governor who holds an office recognized by the constitution decided to meddle herself in local politics for whatever reasons of which she must be regretting now. It was rude of her to have attacked the governor. It shows that she is a person that cannot be trusted with public office as she has serially shown to be out of control of her emotions and biases. This is the problem which often comes up when people are unexpectedly elevated into public office they did not prepare for. The president’s wife needs to be schooled on the roles of a first lady which at best is a mere courtesy title and nothing more than that.

Those who know will tell you that the entire day was saved by the Holy Ghost who prevailed on Amaechi to calmly accept the public embarrassment and insult because the real Rotimi who is also not on the dummy side of life would have there and then given it back to the First Lady and nothing would have happened.

Worse still, supposing Amaechi’s wife was present at the event and also decided to engage the president’s wife for rudely talking and disgracing her husband in the public, how would the scene have been?

No doubt, the presidential probe which is to ascertain what truly transpired at the event in Okirika, Rivers state came as a result of what President Jonathan called contradicting accounts given by his wife and the Rivers state governor. Embarrassing to the president, the incident has received widespread condemnation and raised again the recurring issues of public misconducts of the First Lady.

The Governor had briefed Dame Patience ahead of the event that he was reaching an agreement about pulling down some structures in order for the state government-owned model school sited in the area to have the space required to meet the school’s standard He equally had told the first lady that the owners of the structures would be duly compensated. This was within his rights as the state’s chief executive and more so, the said school project was for the good of children of Patience Jonathan’s home village.

It was obvious the president’s wife was not acting alone. The ovation she received and the opposition’s subsequent hailing of her act was an indication that she acted out the script of those angling to undermine Amaechi as governor of Rivers state.

Patience Jonathan who hails from Okrika, Rivers state even before the ugly incident was believed to be working under cover to plot an Okrika governor to replace Amaechi and this has been the widespread speculation and even boasting by the Abuja group since Jonathan was sworn- in as the substantive president. She has a right to do that, but her political naivety caused the terrible mis-acting of the script. She gave away the game plan and further acquired more enemies for the husband thereby eroding whatever form of support he is anticipating from certain circles in his bid to clinch the PDP ticket for the 2011 presidential election.

Was it not interesting that the first lady had to wait for the occasion to suddenly realize that land is a serious matter in Okrika and that her people needed land to survive? Since her stay as the first lady of Bayelsa and now the wife of the president of the federal republic, what has she done to better the lives of Okrika and Rivers people?

How could Patience have been so callous in her conduct just few seconds to her husband’s declaration of interest to run for the position of president? Jonathan needs Rivers State’s vote in the PDP presidential primaries as much as he needs the cooperation of Amaechi who wields great influence in the governors’ forum. The last thing Jonathan needs now is more political disaffections or enemies.

Interestingly, Patience Jonathan, a graduate of the College of Education Port Harcourt opted to teach a Ph.D holder (almost) in English studies how to use words in English language. She told Amaechi to desist from the use of the word ‘must’, which in itself was funny because she on her part insisted the governor ‘must’ not use the word must. No be yeye be that?

Jonathan’s police and security probe is more of a political damage control rather than administrative exigency. The first lady’s behavior may have dealt a serious blow on their relationship with the Amaechis and their gang. Even if Jonathan gets the PDP ticket, that does not guarantee that he will win the election if he and his first lady go about acquiring enemies in areas he should have been least worried about victory at the polls.

How can a cantankerous first lady be an asset to an embattled candidate who is struggling with the yoke of zoning and de-zoning? Jonathan obviously has a bigger battle to fight in his home before coming out to face the northern conspiracy which is already threatening to swallow his ambition.

Mrs Jonathan’s attack on Amaechi exposed her political immaturity and for the good interest of the husband whose fate is even hanging on the goodwill of the likes of Amaechi she should stay away from local politics.

Since Jonathan came to the presidency as the vice president, the wife has serially shown she completely lack the comportment expected of holders of exalted offices such as that of the first lady and this is not only disgraceful to the husband but dangerous to the exalted office of the president of the federal republic of Nigeria.

She should go back to Rivers state to publicly apologise to the governor and she should even do it in Okrika, the same community where she misbehaved.
She needs to be reminded that there is no provision for the office of the first lady in the Nigerian constitution. Unless she learns this lesson she may unconsciously be erecting obstacles for Ebele, the husband.
SENIOR FYNEFACE, ELELEWON STREET GRA II, PORT HARCOURT (senior_fyneface@yahoo.com)

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First Ladies

This comment is not about Mrs. Jonathan but about Nigerian First Ladies.

It is about time we rid ourselves of the first ladies syndrome. Our problems will be greatly reduced if we allow politicians to run the government instead of wives turning themselves into iron ladies. Please we don't need them. We have enough women as ministers that can do better. Husband and wives shouldn't dictate to us.

I however think Madam Jonathan should go to finishing school. Her English and grammar is very poor she must do something also about her look.

My vote is for Jonathan but the wife- ?No

FOOLS typing anything they feel like BE WISE

BITCH ASS MOTHERFUCKERS BUSY CRITICIZING THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE WHAT HAVE YOU BLOODY FOOLS DONE TO MOVE THIS COUNTRY AND HER PEOPLE TO GREATER HEIGHTS? INSTEAD OF PRAYING FOR THE NATION, THE LEADERS, YOUR CALLING NAMES AND SAYING ABUSIVE WORDS TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY IN THE FORE FRONT OF THE BATTLE TO CHANGE THIS OUR CHAOTIC EXISTENCE,PREACH PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH ALL OUR GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS NATIONWIDE, SO THAT THINGS WILL CHANGE FOR THE GOOD AND SHUN UN NECESSARY CONDEMNATION. BE WISE

Ameachi and the first lady

I am not surprised at the first lady;s actions its in her character which is quite contrary to Mrs Judith Ameachi ,who has good upbringing , Mr president watch it , call your wife to order before she gives you the embarassment of your life

Collateral Damage

Goood talk.

A-M-E-A-C-H-I

Ameachi, u behave maturely.... Keep it up

Collateral Damage

Mrs Patience Johnathan is causing her husband a collateral damage by wanting to engage Amechi in a war of words but thank God that Amaechi was in Good mood and respectful to Mr President by not responding to her foolish outburst.This shows Amaechi as a gentle man and he did show respect for constituted authority.I believe that if our President is a gentleman too,he should have called Amaechi to apologize for the behavior of his wife.
The writer's analysis is very insightful and correct.Sekibo cannot be in Abuja and a woman is fighting for him.He should be a coward.He should go back to port-harcourt and throw a challenge if he want to be Governor.Not a woman fighting on his behalf.

Re-IBB a bad taste for Nigeria

I love your comment and I think you can actually make your case be heard by the president. He welcomes suggestions at His facebook page. Just go to page and search for Jonathan Goodluck and join him. Post this their, I believe it is time for him to need advice on this IBB guy.

Please let me know what happens.

David
davidnwamadi@yahoo.com

I'm not from Rivers StaJonathan And His Misconducting First Lady

My dear i rather think you are getting it all wrong yourself. Abuja, the seat of power in Nigeria today was ancestral home to a group of persons. their home was taken away from them and up till now are not yest fully compensated. Does that worry Mr. Jonathan? Govt in every part of this country have been acquiring lands (of course in Nigeria the land belongs to government)for projects that will benefit all and sundry, why are people not standing up to insult such govt personalities?

If Mr. Jonathan cares so much about her people, how many bills has she sponsor to reclaim lands in Rivers State? If she loves Okrika so much what good has she brought them? Of course i guess her children are not even in Nigeria so she can afford to fight over land so that can build mansion for her immediate family than develop a school that the have-nots can gain from.

Yes Amechi was using the word was, what stopped Mr. Jonathan from talking to Amechi in private or even if in public with wisdom? she is a no body to Nigeria but Ameachi has sworn the constitution of this nation to as CSO of Rivers State.

We should all desist from sentiments and give issues objective judgements and not pretend at the face of rubbish. Mrs Jonathan insulted the seat of govt of Rivers state and not Amechi.

Thinhryt

I'm not from Rivers State,

I'm not from Rivers State, but I must say that the writer is biased and shows a lot of contempt for Mrs Jonathan. I perceive that Senior Fyneface has been bribed to put up this trash, as an article. In the context of what ensued between Mrs Jonathan and Amaechi, Gov Amaechi reminds me of Fani-Kayode when he lost his senses and was insulting Wole Soyinka. I like Amaechi fairly as a Governer but he's treading on a minefield. I pray it doesn't explode on him. Before wiping out the history of a community (people's ancestral heritage), go into dialogue with the people. You won't be governor for ever. It's not likely that your son/s will be governor either. Be wise, be humane

Mere Scare Tactics

This is just a way to undermine Jonathan. I can see since they can't get our humble president, they are now using his wife to blackmail him.

But I assure you that this plan will never work and we will all support Jonathn/Sambo.

May God bless Nigeria and Nigerians, and give Jonathan/Sambo the resilience to govern our great country blessed not only with Milk and Honey but with population.

Chris

IBB a bad taste for Nigeria

you are very stupid

d person who wrote this piece

d person who wrote this piece is a callous, biased and a confused person who wants to score a cheap political point by debasing the person of Amaechi

Either Patience or Presidence.

No mather how good a man's luck is,once paired with the wrong woman,the man is doomed for failure.People like Adam,Ahab,Ananias,Samson and many others can easily testify to that.Please remember that John the baptist lost his head becouse of a patience-like woman.
Jonathans case is even worse becouse his wife is half-illitrate.What kind of advice or encouragement can such a woman provide?Jonathan may have to decide between Patience and presidence becouse having both of them will simply spell doom for Nigeria.The two can never work together.

IBB a bad taste for Nigeria

Please lets take our attention away from the President wife, the husband will address that in the light of public image. President Jonathan is a good man with good intention for Nigerians. He is a man that can be trusted, a man that will listen to all sides. He is a God sent, but my advise for my President as I write this piece from my offshore base in Guernsey, get tough I mean get really tough for you don't handle the likes of IBB with kids gloves look at what he did to Buhari and Idiagbon Govt. The killing of Mamman Vatsa his best childhold friend. A man like IBB is bad news for Nigeria, he maybe a crafty man with develish intention but he can be handle and thrown into jail. Just give me the go ahead to get the best lawyers who will persecute him for the gulf oil windfall and is sudden wealth. We will build up a case, open a file for him his bank account details in France and Swiss bank. He is a crook and a common criminal who should not be allow to rule Nigeria again.

Political Brinkmanship: Shamkpan! No Basket For Rotten Mangoes

Jonathan Goodluck will do well, to tell the police and co. to also investigate his wife's corrupt underhand dealings as recorded in Ribadu's EFCC dossier.

Otherwise, voters would conclude that this particular trial of his wife is pure political brinkmanship - Disney show!

Head or tail, Jonathan is loser. Buhari will take over Aso Rock in 2011, come rain or shine.

www.rig2011elctionyoudie@rocketmail.com

Sahara Reporters do not soil

Sahara Reporters do not soil your name because you don't know Rotimi Amaechi's attrocities in Rivers State. I live there and many people will think you are too clean to be writing this kind of advertisement for Amaechi. He thinks he is god but his days as governor are numbered. He is killing opposition in the state and destroying people's property at this difficult time in Nigeria. The whole state has been turned into a construction site without adequate planning and majority of them have been abandoned. Now he has fully enriched his contractor friends and the once rich state is now poor, going cap in hand borrowing money to fund Amaechi stealing and travelling spree. May God save Rivers people from the hands of this dictator. Dame Jonathan is fully right as a Nigerian from Okrika to talk down on him. Amaechi thinks that he has monopoly of bad mouthing others. Idiot with no family upbringing or decent background who became somebody because Odili was careless to trust him.

PLEASE TALK TO YOUR WIFE PRESIDO.

THE FIRST LADY DID A WRONG THING BY TALKING TO THE GOVERNOR IN SUCH MANNER IN THE PUBLIC. ANYWAY I AM NOT SURPRISE, WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS THE GOVERNOR OF BAYELSA, THIS SAME WOMAN ORDER HER POLICE EXCORT TO FLOG AN INNOCENT MOTORIST SIMPLY BECAUSE HE DID NOT RAN INTO THE BUSY WHILE SHE WAS PASSING ON HER WAY TO THIS SAME RIVER STATE.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT NOW GOD HAS ELVATED HER HUSBAND TO PRESIDENCY. LET THAT WOMAN NOT CHANGE OUR MIND FOR THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR EBELE O..
THE PRESIDENT NEED TO SIT HER DOWN AND LET HER UNDERSTAND THAT NO CONDITION IS PERMANET. ATLEAST SHE HAS TWO LIVING EXAMLES. TURAI AND ABACHA WIFE.
WHO ARE THEY TODAY ? THEY ARE NOTHING BUT LOOTER.
A WORD IS ENOUGH FOR THE WISE BUT IF SHE CONTINUE LIKE THIS, I WILL SWITCH MY SUPPORT. AMAECHI TOO MUST BE CAREFUL ON HOW HE TALKS.
A FINE GENTLE MAN LIKE HIM MUST LEARN HOW TO TALK TO HIS ELDERS.
GOD SAVE MY FATHER LAND 9JA

My honouable comerades, pls

My honouable comerades, pls leave politicians with their gamble and do more useful things for yourselves. remember election is coming up soon, so we expect more of this. But,neverthless, come 2011 Jonthan must be president. period.

APOLOGISE KO, APOLOGISE

APOLOGISE KO, APOLOGISE NI...MAKE AMECHI TOO GO APOLOGISE TO ALL THE PPL WEY HIM DON DEY TALK DOWN TO TOO..KARMA ALWAYS CATCHES UP WITH PPL, WAT U SOW U REAP!! I BEG GO FIND BETTER NEWS PUBLISH MY BROTHER.

AMECHI POWER NO REACH TO MAKE

AMECHI POWER NO REACH TO MAKE JEG NO WIN ELECTION FOR 2011, WHO HIM BE NA?? IF NA LIE MAKE HIM GO ASK ODIDIGBORIGBO AKA IBORI...THE REVERSE IS THE CASE!! THIS IS AN AMECHI SPONSORED CAMPAIGN!! UTTER RUBBISH!!

"would have then n there

"would have then n there given it to the 1st Lady and nothin would have happenED" yeah ryt?? Why didnt he??!! Its no news that the 1st Lady is a no nonsense PERSON, n has no regard for anyone who undermines her..but Amechi deserved it big time!! How can u walk into sumone homeland and SAY "i must bring down buildins to builD a model school?"..jus cuz u want to award a contract to one of ur cronies?? That is sumbody's village...the site is sum1 ancestral compound, u dont go there n impose urself on anybody,,,u go into negotiations n agree on wat to do!! What rubbish?!! how can u be talkin to ur elders anyhow cuz ure now the Governor of the state?? Hes angry that she reprimanded him in public, does he listen to himself wen he talks to ppl?? That man has too much pride n has absolutely no respect for ppl even b4 he became Gov, i can now see why Odili gave the position to Omehia instead of him. They are both wrong, but he the "rotimi ameachi" got wat he deserved. IF U CAN DISH IT BE READY TO TAKE IT!! ATLEAST HE NOW KNOWS WAT HIS POISON TASTE LIKE...

Remember Hajia Turai?

Patience,i will advice you remember what happened to Turai.Where is she today? Remember the tension she put the country through for over 5 months?
Learn from history and stop showing how less-educated you are !

FIRST NONSENCE

would people get serious for once, what is this rubbish about first lady, the people in power in nigeria are so unserious, they lack everything that can move the country forward, what occupies their time are irrelevants, first lady, sallah gift, unrealisable and visionless vision, NTA is better changed to Jonathan TV, all they show is Jonathan and Dame, I get sick each time I watch the so-called largest african network. Pls get serious with issues, address legislators overpampered salaries, said to be the highest in the world, make our hospitals work, provide amenities for our schools, provide real infrastructures, give resources to Police, Fire services, all emergency services, start talking about and also create jobs, practicalise equalities of all nigerians, the law of the land affects all citizens, nobody should be above the law, government functionaries, especially governors and legislators should stop going overseas all in the name of looking for investors, everything is available on the net, stop wasting peoples money, I can go on and on........

stop abusing our first lady

It is very sad for people to open their useless mouth to abuse the first lady because of stories they heard by hear say, i pity those people, one day, you will be at the top, and people will abuse you in the same way, cos if you dont appreciate someone in the position God gave that person, in your own time, you will not be appreciated. Am sorry for these women who are joining all those good for nothing people to abuse her fellow woman for things they do’nt know. Even if the first lady did not go to school, she cannot speak English as you have said, but ontop of all that God blessed her with a husband who is our president today, you, with all your degrees, american English etc, what is your nomeclature,you are still moving from pillar to post, shame on you. The office of the first lady must be there whether you like it or not, she is not the first person to be in that office, non will she be the last person. What is wrong in calling the Gov to order where he is not doing the right thing, why should he asked people to go away from their land without making another provisions for them, look, we have to face the realities.Mama patience, do not mind them, continue the good work you doing, expecially to women and the less-privilledged in Nigeria, dont mind the abuse,it is one of those things that goes with being in position. God bless u.

stop abusing our first lady

It is very sad for people to open their useless mouth to abuse the first lady because of stories they heard by hear say, i pity those people, one day, you will be at the top, and people will abuse you in the same way, cos if you dont appreciate someone in the position God gave that person, in your own time, you will not be appreciated. Am sorry for these women who are joining all those good for nothing people to abuse her fellow woman for things they do’nt know. Even if the first lady did not go to school, she cannot speak English as you have said, but ontop of all that God blessed her with a husband who is our president today, you, with all your degrees, american English etc, what is your nomeclature,you are still moving from pillar to post, shame on you. The office of the first lady must be there whether you like it or not, she is not the first person to be in that office, non will she be the last person. What is wrong in calling the Gov to order where he is not doing the right thing, why should he asked people to go away from their land without making another provisions for them, look, we have to face the realities.Mama patience, do not mind them, continue the good work you doing, expecially to women and the less-privilledged in Nigeria, dont mind the abuse,it is one of those things that goes with being in position. God bless u.

OUR DEAR FIRST LADY

IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT OUR MAMA WILL BEHAVE IN THIS MANNER. BUT ,I WILL ENCOURAGE CHIBIKE TO FORGIVE AND FORGET AND CARRY ON WITH HIS GOOD WORKS BY ALSO SAND FILLING TO GET MORE LAND SPACE FOR THESE WATER BORNE HOMO SAPIENS IN OKRIKA. THE GOOD LORD WILL BLESS YOU AND YOUR WIFE AND FAMILY,MORE ESPECIALLY YOUR BOTH PARENTS THAT BROUGHT YOU UP IN THE FEAR OF GOD.

go and de-tribalize your self

go and de-tribalize your self and while you are at it try and reflect on your bigotry. I know your type more than you can imagine. If it's down to stereotyping then you my friend is an open comic book, full of vivid imagery

Are you even sure the

Are you even sure the woman's NCE is not Toronto or Oluwole? If it is not, then it must be sandwich and meatpie NCE.

Why bother yourselves

In Nigeria we don't follow the constitution and that is the more reason why we are entangled in one crisis or the other.Look at it wholistically what is a politicians salary that they can buy 4 exotic cars in a month.It is high time we speak out and take some drastic decisions when it comes to those in power.They are in custody of our tax and they should be held accountable.Amaechi should engage the people before taking some drastic decisions.In the UN convention, we have what we call free, prior and informed consent.We must adopt this when taking decision that will affect the people.UNICEF,UNDP etc are organs of the UN and if we have anything to do with them, we must abide by the conventions that establish them.Discuss with the people--people appreciate what they help create.

Did they say that they want

Did they say that they want to produce the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?Well fix your house first before trying to fix Nigeria.Shame on all of you for washing your dirty linen in public!