I’ll Stop My Husband From Becoming President Again – Patience Jonathan

Patience Jonathan attended the PDP’s women presidential rally in Umuahia, Abia state, as part of her campaign in support of her husband Goodluck Jonathan’s reelection bid.

Alternating between English and
vernacular, Mrs Jonathan thanked
Abia people for their support of
President Jonathan and the PDP in
general.

She enumerated Jonathan’s major
achievements, including
– improvement of maternal health,
– establishment of 127 almajiri
schools,
– advanced malaria program.
She reaffirmed that President
Goodluck is committed to
improvement of the social and
economic welfare of Nigerians.

“If we have not done well, come out
and challenge me! If you vote for
Goodluck come March 28, 2015, he
will do more. My husband, the
president of Nigeria, is ‘talk na do’.
He does whatever he says,” Patience
Jonathan claimed.

Dame Patience also pointed out that
she would never encourage her
husband to be a “sit-tight” ruler: ‘’If
my husband decides to come back
after eight years again, I will drag
him inside the house and tell him to
allow the younger ones to rule”.
She urged all Nigerians to collect their PVCs to enable them come out en masse and vote for all the PDP
candidates.

She used the occasion to comment on the recent defection of Prince Eke
Idika, the former senior member of
the APC chapter in Abia State and
deputy governorship candidate there, to the PDP. Mrs Jonathan described the rival party as “prison party” and maintained that Mr Idika would be “accomodated” within the PDP.

The event at the Umuahia Township
Stadium attracted large turnover.
His Excellency the governor of Abia
state Chief T.A Orji and his wife, the
acting state chairman of the PDP,
Senator Emma Nwaka both welcomed Patience Jonathan at the event.

In attendance were the wife of the
Senate president, Helen Mark, wife of the deputy Senate president, Nene
Ekweremadu, the first lady of Ebonyi
state, Mrs Josephine Elechi, Lady
Victoria Aguiyi Ironsi.

Also present were representatives of
the Community Association on
Development Initiative, National
Council of Women Society, PDP
National, as well as the state
celebrities and Nollywood stars like
Charles Opurum, Chinedu Ikedieze,
Rita