Jonathan's Wife Opens Up: I Support Wike to Succeed Amaechi

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has come out open to was she's solidly behind the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, to take over from the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, in 2015. Wike, who was at a time Governor Amaechi’s Chief of Staff, has been at loggerheads with the governor since he started having a running battle with President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife.

Speaking on Wike's secret ambition to take over from Amaechi, Patience Jonathan said:

“In the case of Rivers State, the First Lady wishes to state categorically that the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, is the leader of PDP in Rivers State and he enjoys the followership of the people of the state. The First Lady is solidly behind Chief Wike. 

“The people of Rivers State are also solidly behind Chief Wike and are prepared to follow him. Mrs. Jonathan has not withdrawn her support for Chief Wike at any time and will always work for the interest and the good of Rivers people. As far as the First Lady is concerned, there is no shaking in Rivers State.”

Mrs. Jonathan, who is also from Rivers State, claimed in a statement by her media assistant, Ayo Adewuyi, that the people of the state were behind Wike and were prepared to follow him.

Though she claimed that she is not meddling in the process of selecting candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party, the President’s wife described Wike’s ambition as a fait accompli.

She denied trying to install governors in other states but vowed to make sure Wike takes charge in Rivers.