Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan stunned the Rivers State government on Sunday as she shunned officials of the state who had gone to receive her on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa.
According to reports, officials of the state government led by the Deputy Governor, Mr. Tele Ikuru, who had gone to receive Mrs. Jonathan at the airport, were not allowed access to the first lady.
The presidency was said to have previously communicated the state government on the planned three-day visit of the first lady to the state, adding that it was in response to this that the government made the necessary arrangements to receive her.
“Since the governor was out of town, the deputy governor had to lead a team of government officials, including the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and commissioners, to receive her. But on getting to the airport, the team was not even allowed to get near the first lady.


“It was a military man, a lieutenant colonel, who approached them and told the team that they had directives from the presidency that they should not be allowed near the first lady. It was the wife of the Bayelsa State governor who was allowed to receive her,” a source revealed.
Sources also said security had been beefed up around her private residence at Bauchi Road, Old GRA, Port Harcourt, with security operatives setting up barricades around the vicinity.
The new development shows the feud between the Presidency and the Rivers State Government may not be over yet.
http://www.informationng.com/2013/08/patience-jonathan-shuns-rivers-deputy-gov-state-officials-on-port-harcourt-arrival.html

This Mrs. Patience Jonathan ehn!!
She is living her life like she won't leave that seat someday... I can't help but pity her sha.
**Only an illiterate does that,Mama Patience.**

Kindergarten leaders.Imagine,bayelsa state 1st lady coming to welcome PEJ in rivers state.Mehn,this pple are classless and dumb.No wonder they keep associating with d likes of evans bipi.2015 should come very fast,im sick and irritated already concerning this unpresidential couple occupying our Aso rock.gosh

High-handedness,pride and arrogance is what characterise the First Lady and to an extent,the Jonathan administration. Imagine a lady occupying an uncontitutional office,snubbing the elected deputy governor of a state and rather preferring that the First Lady from a different state be the one to recieve her.

Now,that is pride and arrogance in excess!

Willy7: Kindergarten leaders.Imagine,bayelsa state 1st lady coming to welcome PEJ in rivers state.Mehn,this pple are classless and dumb.No wonder they keep associating with d likes of evans bipi.2015 should come very fast,im sick and irritated already concerning this unpresidential couple occupying our Aso rock.gosh

You are point

All these people condemning PEJ for disregarding protocol are the same people praising kwankwazo for disregarding protocol last week when he refused to recognise GEJ after receiving an award. What is the diff btw PEJ and Kwankwazo yet the same people claim not to be biased.

It is for security reasons. All these river's officials that stormed the airport with local otumokpo forgetting that PEG has her radar for that. Thunder fire devil!

This is wonderment
What is protocol?
Is it using non-officials from other states to welcome guests to a state ?
Na wa o. Beer parlour politics. Drink and loose your senses.

Brb to comment

What respect are you bunch of goons calling for again when you have sold it already to them.

Some of you along with your mother just returned from her jamboree party last week.

The only thing i have to tell you all is that it serves you all right

Will they do the same to Ameachi?

Next time Rivers State govt. didn't respond, they will say Ameachi is arrogant.

Thank God Ameachi is not in town.

Willy7: Kindergarten leaders.Imagine,bayelsa state 1st lady coming to welcome PEJ in rivers state.Mehn,this pple are classless and dumb.No wonder they keep associating with d likes of evans bipi.2015 should come very fast,im sick and irritated already concerning this unpresidential couple occupying our Aso rock.gosh

so painful dat ur vote is not needed

The office of The First Lady should be dissolved. ASAP.
She is irrevelant to the development of this great Nation.

How come top elected and appointed rivers state officials left dilapidated state infrastructure begging for attention to receive a "mere appendage of power" in the words of MOP en masse - PEJ must've thought.

D difference is kwankwaso is an elected gov by d people of kano state,while pej is jst an ordinary wive of d president.her seat is unconstitutional.kindergarten indee!

olabukola: All these people condemning PEJ for disregarding protocol are the same people praising kwankwazo for disregarding protocol last week when he refused to recognise GEJ after receiving an award. What is the diff btw PEJ and Kwankwazo yet the same people claim not to be biased.