Patience Jonathan’s plan to host First Ladies, plots to rig out Buhari’s wife – Group

The
Voice of Widows, Divorcees and Orphans Association of Nigeria (VOWAN),
through its executive director, has advised outgoing first lady, Dame
Patience to allow the African First Ladies Summit to hold as originally
scheduled in July.
A statement by the group described as
‘indecent’ and ‘unbefitting’ the apparent desperation of Mrs Jonathan in
rigging out the in-coming first lady, Aisha Buhari by hosting the
summit two months ahead of the scheduled date of July.
The African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) is an NGO and it is due to elect its president during the forthcoming summit.
Mrs Jonathan was re-elected on July 26, 2012 at the 7th Summit in Abuja.
In
a letter dated April 6, Dame Patience had pleaded for a change of date
to enable her host the conference two weeks before she leaves office.
Watchers described the haste to host the event as attempt at ‘rigging’.
VOWAN
noted that Mrs Jonathan’s decision “smacks of a hidden agenda and sheer
desperation as she prepares to leave office having served her second
and final term as president.”
The
statement similarly advised the first ladies of the 52 member countries
to stick to the original date of July in order not to disrupt its
calendar.
“Mrs
Jonathan should emulate her husband by not interfering in the calendar
of AFLPM for whatever reason. It is indecent to reschedule the summit
and smacks of a hidden agenda and sheer desperation”, the statement
said.