has come out open to was she's solidly
behind the Supervising Minister of Education,
Nyesom Wike, to take over from the Rivers
State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, in
2015. Wike, who was at a time Governor
Amaechi's Chief of Staff, has been at
loggerheads with the governor since he
started having a running battle with President
Goodluck Jonathan and his wife.
Speaking on Wike's secret ambition to take
over from Amaechi, Patience Jonathan said:
"In the case of Rivers State, the First
Lady wishes to state categorically that
the Supervising Minister of Education,
Chief Nyesom Wike, is the leader of PDP
in Rivers State and he enjoys the
followership of the people of the state.
The First Lady is solidly behind Chief
Wike.
"The people of Rivers State are also
solidly behind Chief Wike and are
prepared to follow him. Mrs. Jonathan
has not withdrawn her support for Chief
Wike at any time and will always work
for the interest and the good of Rivers
people. As far as the First Lady is
concerned, there is no shaking in Rivers
State."
Mrs. Jonathan, who is also from Rivers State,
claimed in a statement by her media
assistant, Ayo Adewuyi, that the people of the
state were behind Wike and were prepared to
follow him.
Though she claimed that she is not meddling
in the process of selecting candidates for the
Peoples Democratic Party, the President's
wife described Wike's ambition as a fait
accompli.
She denied trying to install governors in other
states but vowed to make sure Wike takes
charge in Rivers
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