(http://peoplesdailyng.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/first-lady-dame-patience-jonathan-300x225.jpg) (http://peoplesdailyng.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/first-lady-dame-patience-jonathan.jpg)From Edwin Olofu, kano
Former Chairman of the People Salvation Party (PSP), Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has urged President Good Luck Jonathan to call his wife Patience to order over her alleged role in the ensuing crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state. In a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Kano, Junaid warned that the crisis in the PDP in Rivers if not address portends a great danger to the nascent democracy, accusing the first lady as the brain behind the crisis because of her interest. Junaid minority leader in the second Republic member of the House of Representatives added that the action of the first lady is a blatant abused of the constitution, noting that the Nigerian constitution didn't recognize the wife of President and she has no role to play and therefore to stop usurping the powers of the Governor of Rivers state Rotimi Amaechi.
According to the statement, "the attention of all democrats, patriots and lovers of peace and harmonious co-existence among Nigerians, must be drawn to recent developments in PDP at the national level, and which are now snowballing into a full blown governmental and security crises in Rivers State.
"Rivers is coming to the limelight because of the irresponsible, unconstitutional and bizarre, illiterate actions, of the so called first lady Mrs. Patience Jonathan, who hails from the island village of Okrika in Rivers State and who sees not only Okrika but the whole of Rivers States, as her personal domain to exploit, abuse and destabilize as she sees fit because her husband Jonathan happens to be the president."
"It is worth noting that the Nigerian constitution makes no provision whatsoever for the post of first lady, the constitution does not mention that position, and confers no rights, privileges and or responsibilities on spouses of our president or heads of governments.
"It is therefore illegal and completely ultra vires the constitution for any citizen, president or his spouse to usurp executive powers, and go about throwing their weight, as if they were legally recognized holders of such offices according to the law.
"As at the time of writing, the commissioner of police in Rivers, his command structure and other security services are at the command of Patience Jonathan, and by her and presidential orders, most security facilities due to the governor, the speaker and others so entitled, have been withdrawn."
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