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PATIENCE JONATHAN KICKS OFF RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR JONATHAN

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First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, has used her stay in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital to seek the support
of traditional rulers for President Goodluck Jonathan in his undeclared bid for re-election in 2015.
Jonathan’s undeclared second term bid has been one
of the issues fingered as the source of the friction between the state
Governor, Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, and the president.
It is also believed that contrary to the statement
from the presidency that the first lady’s visit has nothing to do with the
frosty relationship between Amaechi and Jonathan, the long visit to her home
state was being used to solicit support for her husband, just as she was said
to have held some clandestine meetings with some anti-Amaechi groups in the
state.
Mrs. Jonathan visited the palace of the Nye-nwe-eli Rumueme Kingdom, Eze Omunakwe Nsirim on friday , where she
solicited the support of the traditional ruler and people of Obio/Akpor for her
husband in the 2015 presidential election.


She also inaugurated the South-south zonal
secretariat of the Women for Change and Development Initiative, her pet
project, and event that was boycotted by the governor, his wife and other top
government officials from the state.
Mrs. Jonathan, at the palace, expressed
appreciation for the support Jonathan got from the area in the last election
and said such support should be repeated in 2015 to ensure his re-election. She also called on the people to maintain peace and
harmony and obey the laws of the land in all their endeavours.
However,
Amaechi and his wife, Judith, yesterday shunned the inauguration of the
South-south zonal secretariat of the Women for Change and Development
Initiative.
Also, other top government officials in the state
were absent at the event, which took place in Port Harcourt.

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