The Presidency has denied the report that the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, is meddling in the internal crisis of the All Progressive Grand Alliance.
According to her Media Assistant, Ayo Osinlu, the report by an online medium that Mrs. Jonathan is supporting Chief Victor Umeh’s faction of APGA was false.
Osinlu’s statement reads: “It has come to our notice that an online medium today published a story titled (“APGA CRISIS- JONATHAN’S WIFE BEHIIND ME”) and insinuating that Her Excellency, the First Lady, Dame (Dr.) Patience Goodluck Jonathan is “the unseen force” behind a faction of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), in the protracted crisis rocking the party.
“The report quoted factional Chairman, Chief Victor Umeh, of how he received assurances of support from the First Lady in Abuja, regarding a matter before the Court of Appeal, Awka, over the disputed leadership of the party.
“We wish to state categorically that nothing is farther from the truth, as the First Lady did not, at any time, meet with Chief Umeh on any account, least of all the crisis in APGA.
“Indeed, the First Lady is not in anyway interested in APGA or its internal crisis, neither is she associated with any of the stakeholders in the crisis rocking the party. She therefore takes strong exception to her being dragged into the mud-slinging between the war-lords of APGA.
“The First Lady remains a strong advocate of the rule of law, as that is the only guarantee that everyone, whether weak or strong, can legitimately expect to benefit from justice and equity.
“She will therefore not be found in any activity, or in the company of anyone seeking to pervert the course of justice.”
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