The former First Lady is seeking the intervention of the
House of Representatives.
In a petition to the House, Patience urged the Federal
Government to call the agencies to order.
Mrs. Jonathan’s petition was presented at the Lower Chamber
plenary by the lawmaker representing Okrika Constituency of Rivers, Rep. Bright
Tamuno.
Tamuno called on the house to wade into the matter in
consideration of the sacrifices her husband, former President Goodluck
Jonathan, made for the country.
He noted that no former wife of Nigerian President had been
harassed like this before, and in view of the sacrifices her husband has made
for the country, the house should consider and call the security agencies to
order.
Patience, in the petition, 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.
However, Speaker of the House, 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.
By John Owen Nwachukwu
