ABUJA – The Media Assistant to the First Lady, Mr Ayo Adewuyi, on Monday debunked the story that Mrs Jonathan had nominated three governors for the 2015 general elections.
According to a statement released in Abuja, the president’s wife does not meddle in the affairs and selection process of the PDP.
”Our attention has been drawn to the news story in today’s Leadership newspaper, captioned ”2015: Patience Jonathan plans to install 3 Govs.”
The story, according to Adewuyi, is “insinuating that the First Lady is set to play godmother to three alleged aspiring governorship candidates in Bauchi, Bayelsa and Rivers States.
”We consider this a figment of the imagination of the writers of the spurious story.
“It is also expedient to state, clearly, that the First Lady does not meddle in the affairs and selection process of the ruling party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),” he said.
Adewuyi stressed that there was no way Mrs Jonathan could dictate or install anybody into political office.
He added that the story was the handiwork of ”mischief makers bent on promoting bickering and animosity among people who have always been together working for the improvement of Rivers State”.
He urged members of the public to discountenance the said story
Adewuyi said the first lady’s portrayal as positioning some other candidates to take over from the incumbents in Bayelsa and Bauchi states was an attempt to pitch them against the governors.
”Dr Waripomowei Dudafa and Sen. Bala Mohammed are loyal to the President and their governors.
”They are sons of the First Lady as the mother of the nation, who also has very cordial relationships with the governors in question and will never interfere in any process that will lead to the emergence of governorship candidates in the states.”
”Mrs Jonathan appeals to the governors of Bayelsa and Bauchi states to ignore the mischief makers who are bent on disrupting the peace prevailing in those states”.
Adewuyi added that the first lady believed in the supremacy of the party and in democratic principles at all levels.
He urged all Nigerians to uphold the truth at all time and not be swayed by actions of mischief makers. (NAN)
