Patience Jonathan to quit as African First Ladies President

President Goodluck Jonathan’s loss
in the March 28 presidential
election has started taking its toll
on his wife, Patience.
Arrangements had been concluded
for her to quit her position as the
President of the African Ladies
Peace Mission, two months before
the expiration of her tenure.
The mission comprises of wives of
Presidents of all African countries.
Mrs. Jonathan was elected the
mission’s President at its seventh
summit held in Abuja in July 2012
and her tenure would have expired
in July 2015 when a new president
would have been elected.
But because she will cease to be
Nigeria’s President’s wife from May
29 when her husband will hand
over power to the President-elect,
Muhammadu Buhari , Mrs. Jonathan
had summoned an emergency
summit of the mission for May 15
for the purpose of electing her
successor.
According to a copy of the invitation
to members dated April 6 and
personally signed by the
President’s wife, she explained
that she summoned the emergency
summit to ensure that there would
not be leadership vacuum in the
organisation as it happened in 2010
when her predecessor left office
without handing over.
She said her desire was to put in
place a standard that would
strengthen the organisation and
ensure effective mechanism to
guarantee seamless takeoff for the
incoming leadership.
The invitation partly read, “…Your
Excellency may recall that Nigeria
was re-elected President of the
AFLPM at the 7th Summit in Abuja in
July 2012. With the recent election
in my country and a new
government coming on board from
May 29, 2015, it has become
necessary to convene an
emergency summit of the AFLPM to
facilitate a smooth and formal hand
over to the new Executive
Committee that will pilot the affairs
of the Peace Mission for the next
two years.
“The Emergency Summit is
proposed for Friday, May 15, 2015 at
the Interim Secretariat of the
African First Ladies Peace Mission,
Abuja by 2pm. The Summit will,
however, be preceded by the 4th
meeting of the Executive Bureau by
9am, on May 15 at the same venue.
The Bureau Meeting is for members
of the Executive Bureau, comprising
South Africa, Sudan, Cameroon,
Libya and Congo Brazzaville.
“…In the light of the above, may I
appeal to Your Excellency to give
utmost consideration to attending
the Emergency Summit in order to
ensure that our organisation
maintains its current momentum.
“We will deeply appreciate your
kind early response to help us in
planning the Summit, in view of
limited time available to us.”
When contacted on the telephone,
the Special Assistant to the
President on Peace Mission, Mrs.
Martha Onwuzurumba, was
hesitant.
She demanded to know the source
of the information from our
correspondent.
Mrs. Onwuzurumba who is the wife
of the President’s Chaplain, Ven.
Obioma Onwuzurumba, is said to be
in charge of the Mission’s
secretariat.
She said she would not speak on
the matter.
“The African First Ladies Peace
Mission is not a Non-Governmental
Organisation for Nigeria, so I won’t
be able to answer your question,”
she said.
The AFLPM, which aims at
promoting peace and harmony in
Africa, was established in 1995 after
the United Nations’ Conference on
Women in Beijing, China.

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chrisniger wrote:

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eddyvic wrote:

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What do i need to tell her then ?

chrisniger wrote:

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eddyvic wrote:

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