The visit of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, to Edo State, was on Saturday disrupted when some men, suspected to be aggrieved youths of the Peoples Democratic Party, pulled down some banners bearing the image of the First Lady, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, the state capital.

Mrs. Jonathan was in the state to drum support from Edo women for her husband’s re-election campaign.

It was learnt that the men climbed the fence where the banners were placed and began to pull them down as soon as it was time for the First Lady to deliver her address.

Irked by what they termed to be an attempt to mar the visit of the President’s wife, some youths and policemen dressed in branded T-shirts, bearing the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria logo, accosted the men.

It was in the process of a brewing brawl that some policemen, drafted to the venue of the rally to provide security, whisked them away in a police vehicle.

The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, said he had no doubt that the perpetrators were sympathisers of the All Progressives Congress.

He claimed that none of the youths who had turned out for the event would carry out the act, adding that the party would investigate further.

Nehikhare said, “I am sure they were APC people. No PDP youth will be aggrieved to the extent of pulling down the First Lady’s posters; every PDP youths love the First Lady.

“But I will investigate to find out and let you know tomorrow (Sunday).”

Speaking at the event, Mrs. Jonathan insisted that her husband would remain in office for another term.

She was accompanied by national and state leaders of the party.

Women, drawn from different support groups across the state, had turned out for the event as early as 9am. They, however, began to leave the stadium at about 1.30pm, when Mrs. Jonathan arrived at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium venue of the rally.

Unable to bear the scorching heat, two women fainted but were later revived by a medical team provided by the party.

The President’s wife said the presidency had been occupied for eight years by other geopolitical zones and asked why the South-South should be denied the opportunity.

She added that the Jonathan administration had performed creditably in various sectors such as transport and education.

She said, “In Nigeria, I saw a train last when I was very young; I was still in the primary school. But today, we can see the train is moving.

“Everybody stayed there for eight years. Now it is our turn; so, we must complete our eight years because God has ordained it. We will complete our two tenures; we will hand over.”

Mrs. Jonathan described the postponed visit of the wife of the APC presidential candidate, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, earlier scheduled for Saturday at the same venue, as a plot by the opposition to foment trouble.

She also challenged her critics, who had accused her of corruption, even when, according to her, no “budget or constitutional right” was accorded to the Office of the First Lady.

“Tomorrow, they will say ‘Mrs. Jonathan is corrupt.’ Through where is she corrupt? I don’t have any budget attached to my office. Go and probe me and see whether there is any budget attached to my office. I don’t touch your money. Whatever I have, I worked for it,” she added.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/men-arrested-for-tearing-patience-jonathans-posters/

Tear that big belle man... .Apc tout....If them want remove all the posters but you can't tear it off our minds....Buhari will only be our president on Facebook and internet....not Here in Nigeria

Free the man joor

Is she a politician¿.....I would have loved to vote for [size=15pt]General Muhammadu Buhari[/size] but he allied & joined forces with the wrong set of people & party.

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I thought the attention should be on her husband and not her. Why did they make posters for her?

I think she should not overdo this her campaign for her husband. Her good intentions may turn out to be counterproductive to her husband's ambition.
She seems to be getting more attention than the president himself lately and a lot of people are not comfortable with that.

HE IS AN AGENT OF CHANGE like the ones below:



But I bring to you FRESH AIR

Abeg, free them like terryGee.

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An era of terror, ridiculous levels of corruption, maldministration and intimidation, yet those who have sold their soul to ethnical and religious bias claim its democracy, why was Baba not arrested after he tore his PDP membership card? The laws of the land are enacted only when a poor man defies..

What office exactly is Patience Jonathan contesting for in Nigeria?

They just lost another voter, hopefully he has his PVC which is his power..

Yeye dey smell. why should she have a poster in the first place, na she dey contest?
Free the man jare, he is tired of your dumb and clueless husband

This woman is not a blessing to Jonathan at all. Kai!

spiritfada:


“Everybody stayed there for eight years. Now it is our turn; so, we must complete our eight years because God has ordained it. We will complete our two tenures; we will hand over.”

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/men-arrested-for-tearing-patience-jonathans-posters/

Rubbish! Can you imagine this? Is Nigeria a village committee?

Good for them.... In other news.... Check below

See her mouth like 'we will complete our two tenures'
Like it's a right. If she's sensible, she should beg her husband to step down before they chase him back home.
Mtchew!

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They should first take the people to a psychiatric Hospital to examine their mental state.
After all, there are 21 million people in Nigeria with mental issues.

wetin dem say the man do......

This plot of land is the proposed Mama Piss English Research and Developement Centre....

Do not trespass, if you no wan make dem carry you comot like dem carry those for Edo!

See hin belle

Good for them

I will be back to comment

Mama Piss

The affairs of this Country are like the chameleon feaces into which we have stepped,when we clean,it can not go.....What of other people dt followed in the banner destroying that can tell us they conducted that act,do u arrest any?,Patience No too?...na only this one on the pix waka come...ok..there is God in anything we are doing.

The man looks too responsible for that. ...

Na this one dem de call, "trouble de sleep yanga de go wake am"

The visit of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, to Edo State, was on Saturday disrupted when some men, suspected to be aggrieved youths of the Peoples Democratic Party, pulled down some banners bearing the image of the First Lady, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin

The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, said he had no doubt that the perpetrators were sympathisers of the All Progressives Congress.

He claimed that none of the youths who had turned out for the event would carry out the act, adding that the party would investigate further.



Why blame the opposition for your misfortune?

and when did this become an offence or where is it written that we are forbidded to tear a poster

Sign of rejection for the uncouth woman & her clueless husband.

SAI BUHARI

#ihavedecided

All Nigerians wake-up wherever you are for #change#!
Buhari and Osinbajo Can change this country and Nigeria will be better again. Yes they can do it. Don't let people deceive people party, deceive you.They are coming again!!! Shine your eyes well, OBJ, called them hawks that surround GEJ, Its has been proven that we are not moving forward for past 6 years now, all what they do is to recycle themselves and continue embezzlement of Nigerians money. You can see for yourself, people deceive people PDP party, that is their mentality. They said Buhari will take us back if elected President! Nigerians say it's a good decision to go back when you've lost your way on a 6 years. PDP journey where our destination as a nation is no longer visible. Please, Buhari, take us back to the era where:
1. One Dollar was less than one Naira. It is incredible today
2. Everything was on first come first serve basis.
3. There was zero tolerance for corruption.
4. Oil refineries in PortHarcourt, Warri & Kaduna were built & running at full capacity.
5. Anybody with questionable wealth was afraid to display it in public not spending 10billion naira to fabricate and air documentary on them on AIT and NTA.
6. There was Zero tolerance for indiscipline. Everything was in order.
7. Nigeria had no debt at all
8. Neglecting your children was a crime
9. Littering the public place was a crime.
10. Twenty oil depots were built and functioning.
11. Western world can't interfere into our nation.
12. Chad invaded Nigeria, we sent them packing but did not harness their Land
13. Our economy was NOT running on
14. We can sleep with our eyes closed because we were secured.
15. Countries like Indonesia and Malaysia need not to set example on how to deal with drug pushers
16. The Maitaseine Islamic Sect insurgency in the North was crushed on record time not 3weeks to election
17. We want those days when Buhari was a military Governor but did not amass illegal wealth.
18. We want those days when Buhari was a Minister of Petroleum but did not hire a private jet for N10 billion.
19. We want those days when Buhari was a Head of State but did not loot the Treasury. 20. We want those days when Buhari was Head of PTF but did not steal the Fund even in the days of Abacha when stealing was the order of the day.
Pls, Buhari & Osinbajo, take us BACK! We can't afford another 4yrs of waste in the hands of PDP!!! Take us BACK to the good old days of this our great nation.
#ihavedecided to vote for #change#

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Then where does she get the money that she donates and gives women and sponsor women programmes under her name? Yeye dey smell..