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Nigeria's first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has denied ever asking the Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi to share state funds with her.
Last Saturday, Amaechi had publicly announced that his problem with the first lady started after he refused to share Rivers state money with her.
According to PUNCH, a denial issued on behalf of Dame Jonathan by her media assistant, Mr. Ayo Adewuyi, claimed that Amaechi’s statement was a deliberate attempt to malign her and score cheap political point.
"Having waited patiently for Governor Amaechi to refute the statement credited to him about the First Lady, (with the assumption that he was misquoted), it has become clear that it was a deliberate attempt to malign Dame Patience Jonathan and score cheap political point.
"The governor may have been beclouded by the political uncertainty surrounding him to make such a jaundiced and unsubstantiated allegation that the First Lady asked him to bring Rivers State’s money to share.
"This is a blatant lie designed to denigrate the person of Dame Patience Jonathan and rubbish the Presidency. This is to say the least, most unfortunate.
"It is crystal clear that Governor Amaechi is looking for a cheap excuse for his failure in the governance of the state. We say without any iota of equivocation that the First Lady never made such a request and could not have done so in any way either directly and indirectly.
"The First Lady as an indigene of Rivers State is more concerned with the socio-economic development of the state and in a peaceful atmosphere. This guerrilla political warfare must stop.
#Amaechi #Rivers
Last Saturday, Amaechi had publicly announced that his problem with the first lady started after he refused to share Rivers state money with her.
According to PUNCH, a denial issued on behalf of Dame Jonathan by her media assistant, Mr. Ayo Adewuyi, claimed that Amaechi’s statement was a deliberate attempt to malign her and score cheap political point.
"Having waited patiently for Governor Amaechi to refute the statement credited to him about the First Lady, (with the assumption that he was misquoted), it has become clear that it was a deliberate attempt to malign Dame Patience Jonathan and score cheap political point.
"The governor may have been beclouded by the political uncertainty surrounding him to make such a jaundiced and unsubstantiated allegation that the First Lady asked him to bring Rivers State’s money to share.
"This is a blatant lie designed to denigrate the person of Dame Patience Jonathan and rubbish the Presidency. This is to say the least, most unfortunate.
"It is crystal clear that Governor Amaechi is looking for a cheap excuse for his failure in the governance of the state. We say without any iota of equivocation that the First Lady never made such a request and could not have done so in any way either directly and indirectly.
"The First Lady as an indigene of Rivers State is more concerned with the socio-economic development of the state and in a peaceful atmosphere. This guerrilla political warfare must stop.
#Amaechi #Rivers