First Lady Patience Jonathan was at Bayelsa State on Thursday to give out empowerment items to the women. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, some women were disappointed when the “empowerment program” she had claimed was from the MDG, turned out to be a political rally for the president’s re-election.
Here is an excerpt from Sahara Reporter’s report;
One woman who could not hold her frustration and anger, Preye Dressman, said the whole thing was deceitful.
“We came from our communities since 5 a.m.; I have not eaten and stayed under sun and rain, and now they are sending us home with empty hands.”A motorist, Stella Honesty, wondered why the President’s wife was coming to give Bayelsa women empowerment items to the people this late in her husband’s tenure.She said, “Is it because general elections are around the corner? In fact, if I were some people, I will reject any empowerment. Where was she all this while? Some of us have refused to be deceived by this political gimmick. Look at the kind of suffering one is going through because she is coming. Must she create tension each time she visits anywhere? I have been trapped in this traffic logjam for a long time for a journey that would not have been more than 30 minutes.” Commuters and motorists who were trapped in the gridlock created by the visit were seen struggling to make detours.
Photocredit – Sahara Reporters
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