Why I’m Angry With Amaechi – Patience Jonathan Finally Pours Out Her
Mind For the first time, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience,
gave an indication that she might be behind the crisis rocking Rivers
State at the moment as she opened up on a plethora of grudges she is
nursing against the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
She said her
"fight" with Governor Amaechi started four years ago, Mrs. Jonathan
spoke in Abuja on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to the Presidential
Villa by 16 bishops from the South-South geo-political zone.
She
said, “Rivers state issue is one thing I’ve committed to prayer because
I believe there is nothing God cannot do. God restored me and I’ll do
his work without the fear of man. “The truth will always remain the
truth and what God ordains must come to pass and so Rivers issue is
something we’ve handed over to God.’’ Nevertheless, she said she had
always mediated between the governor and other parties in a crisis that
she said began four years ago. According to her, “This matter started as
far back as four years ago at Anyugubiri in Okrika when I begged him
not to demolish a part of Okrika but (that he should) dialogue first
with the people. “After that incident, he called the chairman of Okrika
(local government) and sacked him for holding a reception in our honour;
that boy was the first victim. “He also put my people on curfew for
nine months. I called him and pleaded with him but he refused.
Then
I began to hear all sort of propaganda in the media against me; this is
not the way. “I’ve never spoken about this issue but as men of God, I
believe you’ll say the truth always because there are a lot of
conflicting interests; some will hear one thing and say the exact
opposite. “I also want you to know the genesis of this problem and pray
that God touches Amaechi’s heart as per his hot temper because when two
elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. “I appeal to Amaechi to
sheathe his sword so that we can defend our state and this country with
love, unity, patriotism and truth at all time. “Hebrews 12:14 urges us
to embrace peace with all men without which; we cannot see God. “Amaechi
is my son; I cannot fight him, and I cannot kill him.
He
shouldn’t be used by outsiders against his own blood because this seat
is vanity. “One day, no matter how long it takes; we will leave this
seat. Power is not forever.
This seat is vanity; others sat here
and left so one-day I’ll also leave, and we will meet at home; so why
should I fight him? “Let’s calm down, face issues, leave non-existent
matters, stop magnifying lies and respect our leaders and people in
authority.
Let’s give peace a chance.” Before she spoke, the
leader of the delegation, Bishop God-Do-Well Awomapara, Chairman, Niger
Delta Bishops Forum, said “We are on a quest to unravel the mysteries
surrounding the Rivers issue and mediate where necessary."
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