Thousands of women from the Niger Delta region on Tuesday marched to the Government House in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to
protest against what they termed the
incessant harassment of former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The women, under the aegis of Niger Delta Mothers,
urged President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Assembly and the international community
to call the EFCC to order.
In a letter read by the leader of the group, Chief
Eunice Igwe, they said: "We call on President Buhari, the National
Assembly and the international community to call the EFCC and other security agencies to order.
"The Mothers of Niger Delta want this obvious
hatred and injustice against our daughter and mother to stop forthwith or else
we will shut down the region. Enough is enough!"
The group said it’s not pleased that the family of
former President Goodluck Jonathan are going through attacks and humiliation
despite freely relinquishing power.
"It is on record that no former first lady has
been investigated, attacked and humiliated in the history of Nigeria like Mrs.
Jonathan. Why is her case different? Is it because she is from the minority
tribe," they queried.
The Niger Delta women said the repeated attacks on
Dame Jonathan are a deliberate witch-hunt by the federal government.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who was
represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Government House, Dr. Onyenachi
Nwankwor, assured the Niger Delta Mothers that their letter would get to the
appropriate authorities.
He commended the women for their peaceful
disposition during the protest march.
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