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Niger Delta ex-agitators draw battle line with EFCC over Patience Jonathan
Niger Delta ex-Agitators Forum has described as vindictive the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC’s) prosecution of the former First Lady, Patience Jonathan.
They vowed not to keep silent any longer and watch her and her family being ridiculed.
The group cautioned that the way and manner they will react, if the vindictive prosecution of Mrs. Jonathan by the EFCC did not stop, will never be in the interest of the nation.
The group was reacting to the recent demolition of a building in Abuja linked to the former First Lady and other alleged harassment meted out on her and her family members by the anti-graft agency.
Speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt, River State, the president of the body, Prince Hornby, insisted that the persecution of Mrs. Jonathan is nothing but a scheme intended to ridicule the people of the Niger Delta region.
“Non-governmental organisations are for the empowerment of the people. How many first ladies of Nigeria did not have NGOs while in office? How many of them do not own properties?
“Why should Dame Jonathan be the target for harassment and public ridicule? Her NGO’s office complex was demolished without following the due process of the law. This is capable of igniting tension in the Niger Delta.
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“The target on Dame Patience Jonathan is aimed at ridiculing the people of the region, which produces the bulk of our nation’s wealth. We are saying that this harassment should stop immediately.
“We shall no longer tolerate this vindictive fight against our daughter and mother and her family. President Muhammadu Buhari should caution the EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, immediately,” Hornby said.
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