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| Patience Jonathan |
Nigeria’s former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, on
Thursday alleged harassment of her family by security agencies and sought House
of Representatives intervention.
In a petition to the Lower Chamber, Jonathan urged the
Federal Government to call the agencies to order.
The petition was presented at the House’s plenary by the
lawmaker representing Okrika Constituency of Rivers, Rep. Bright Tamuno.
Presenting the document, Tamuno urged the house to wade into
the matter in consideration of the sacrifices her husband, former President
Goodluck Jonathan, for the country.
According to him, no former first lady has been harassed
like this before, and in view of the sacrifices that her husband has made for
the country, the house should consider and call the security agencies to order.
In the petition, Jonathan 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.
The Speaker, Mr 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
issue in December, 2016.
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