Patience Jonathan
Nigeria’s former First Lady, Mrs Patience
Jonathan, on Thursday alleged harassment of her family by security agencies and
sought House of Representatives intervention.
Patience Jonathan In a petition to the Lower
Chamber, Jonathan urged the Federal Government to call the agencies to order.
The
petition was presented at the House’s plenary by the lawmaker representing
Okrika Constituency of Rivers, Rep. Bright Tamuno. Presenting the document,
Tamuno
urged the house to wade into the matter in consideration of the sacrifices her
husband, former President Goodluck Jonathan, for the country.
According
to him, no former first lady has been harassed like this before, and in view of
the sacrifices that her husband has made for the country, the house should
consider and call the security agencies to order. In the petition,
Jonathan
alleged that the harassment was being orchestrated by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) and other agencies of the Federal Government.
The Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, referred the
petition to the Committee on Public Petitions for further legislative action. The
former first lady had petitioned the House on a similar in December, 2016.
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