L-R: Patience Jonathan and Buhari
Forum of retired female civil servants in Borno state led by Dr. Aishatu Gulde has said that, although they have been maintaining their silence over Patience Jonathan’s outburst, they are now forced fto speak out because the political situation in Nigeria and that of Borno state was taking a different dimension.
Speaking at a press conference organized on behalf of women and mothers in the state on Wednesday, the leaders said, they were out to say enough is enough of political violence and hate speeches as being carried on the NTA and AIT.
She said, Fayose, Fani Kayode and Elder- Edwin Clark, who are suppose to be people of high intellectual acumen should preach peace rather than hate speeches against the person of General Muhammadu Buhari.
” We are here today because we have been pushed to the walls and anyone that is pushed to the walls has to react. We can no longer fold our arms to watch them say all manner of things against our son, General Muhammadu Buhari. What they are saying is a slap on our faces as women of northern extraction. They say we gave birth to children and throw them on the streets to become Boko Haram.
” the First Lady has never come to Borno state but we have seen her supporting even other countries; never has she come to see for herself what the Borno people are actually passing through. She only sits in Abuja and passes judgement on what she knows nothing about. Our governor is trying. He has not rested. His wife has not rested but the President and his wife are not giving them breathing space. Enough is enough as we cannot continue to watch them treat our people as second class citizens.
“The president has his enemies within and they are people like Fayose, Fani Kayode and Edwin Clark. They are abusing our governor to the extent that, Fani Koyode is saying that the governor will go to jail over the Chibok girls’ issue. We are calling on them to stop this hate speeches as we do not want division in the north between Christians and Muslim.
“Patient is saying that Buhari is an old man and recently they stoned the convoy of Buhari’s wife. If Buhari is old, I believe that Patient Jonathan is not any younger than Buhari to say the fact because as a woman we know how women hide their age behind make ups to look younger, therefore, we are saying enough is enough.”
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