By Igoniko Oduma Correspondent Yenagoa
Wife of Nigeria’s President, Dame Patience Jonathan, has recorded history as the First Lady of the country to be appointed Permanent Secretary in a state civil service.
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State approved her appointment and seventeen others into the state civil service on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the state capital.
Also prominent among those appointed is Linnet Tebepah, wife of the current Chairman of NDDC, Tarilah Tebepah.
Others include J.E. Oye, Samson Ayibeboa, Antonia Koroye, Ziwari Billie, Buruboyefa John, Dikuro Ayebameh, Serge Williams, Olu Kuruom, G.I.Izein, Philomena Alodie, Omietimi Kojo, Ese Izonebi, Ohougha Maythias, James Clinton, Moses Teibowei, A. Samanyi and Vivian Odiowei.
Patience’s appointment as Permanent Secretary is already generating public discussions in bars and government circles within Yenagoa even as some political appointees are claiming ignorance on the development.
Head of Service, Gloria Izonfuo who signed the announcement broadcast on the state radio station, 91.7 Glory FM, stated that by the constitutional power conferred on the governor in section 203 (2) (c) , Jonathan’s wife and seventeen others had been elevated to the position of Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Public Affairs, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, confirmed that the wife of the President was elevated to the position of a Permanent Secretary and that it was a routine action in the civil service.
Originally posted here: http://dailyindependentnig.com/2012/07/jonathans-wife-patience-17-others-appointed-perm-sec-in-bayelsa/
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This would have been great if she was actually a civil servant in the state and had risen to the post through legitimate means as outlined by civil service rules. We know she couldnt have been, since she was busy campaining for umbrella.
Total stupidity out of control.
Why our leaders are so corrupt.
MessageAnother madness from our politician,strange from office of the first lady to office of the pm in Bayelsa.Are they not even ashame of themselves,is this how politics is being run in other part of the world?why is it dat Nigerian politicians are stupid?somebody that ocupy the seat of first lady with her husband as president for yrs without any landmark achievemdment al what we are seing is comfusion,commotion,persistent increase in prices of al commodities,insecurity abject poverty gross unemployment and total failure of al sectors of the economy.the man we can describe as the weakest president this nation as ever elect yet they went ahead to appointment his wife as the pm of state with no contribution no skill,what wil hapen to dose who has been working there for long.this is injustice and the people av to fight back.error+error=error i.e Jonathan+Patience=error.the wise people of Bayelsa should standup against this because is another strategy to milk the state in colaboration with the chief thief of the state.
As stated on one of the most read news paper, that Patience Jonathan was a civil servant befor her Husband was elected, if not the corrupt and godfatherising nature of Government we are practicing in this country i would have say shame to Bayelsa state Government.
What a show of shame. This is very ridiculous.
GEJ is the “chief corrupt nigerian”, all and every horror has come to stay. Only in his regime….. Time shall vindicate the MASSES….
THIS IS JUST TO SHOW THAT THOSE IN GOVERNMENT ARE DOING WHAT THEY WHICH NOT THE WILL OF THE MASSES IS SHE ONCE A CIVIL SERVANT THEN DID RESIGN HER APPOINTMENT WHEN SHE BECOME THE FIRST LADY OF THE FEDERATION OR IS SHE GOING TO COMBINE THE TWO POST. AM CONFUSE IN THE THE POLITICIANS ARE THINKING.
We should stop complaining,if reverse becomes the case,i believe you do same.Afterall, when GEJ was not there he was sounding like a saint,but what is happeing shows that all Nigerians are same, greed to core.Allow her to looth,next time might be yours and it will contnue like this untill another colonial rule emerge.Afterall, we were not ripe for independence before we greedly took it from the colonial masters when we were not matured to rule ourselves-This is why we keep fumbling here and there.Gos is our strenght.
These is Very serious, what qualifies her?wonders shall never end, Dickson has disgraced him self. With someody DAT can not speak simple andcorrect English.
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Whoever has ears let them hear what Nigeria’s political leaders say always:”We don’t give a damn about you;your opinion,your thoughts,your input,your criticisms and whatever noise you want to make.” And why do they say and act this way? They are simply not ACCOUNTABLE to nor can be held accountable by a COWED,IMPOVERISHED,PAUPERISED,TRAUMATISED,DOCILE,UNEMPLOYED,LETHARGIC and totally DOMINATED,STUPID followership! For starters and within the current context,appointments to the highly technocrat office of the Permsec is no longer based on COMPETENCE,QUALIFICATION,INTEGRITY,COGNATE EXPERIENCE and being APOLITICAL. Secondly why do Nigerian leaders do this crazy stuff all the time in the prevailing and perpetuated culture of impunity? They never get there by POPULAR VOTES! They rig and manipulate their way to power with tons of Naira some of which FILTER to party loyalists,the impoverished “supporters and thugs” who sing their praise during the process and they are thus “SETTLED”. Once they acquire power,they become inaccessible,arrogant,condescending,patronizing,power-drunk and omnipotent! For the
Nigerian followership “IT IS THEIR TIME! IF THEY DON’T TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE NOW AND FOLLOW SUIT IN LOOTING EVEN BIGGER THAN THEIR PREDECESSORS,THEY WILL NOT ONLY HAVE THEMSELVES TO BLAME FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES,THEY WILL NEVER GET THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN REMAINING POOR FOREVER” Their reasoning is that ABSOLUTELY NOTHING has happened to those who have been indicted for BRAZEN ACTS OF CORRUPTION in the past largely because our overall SYSTEM promotes,nourishes,celebrates and fosters corruption.To be incorruptible has become an ABBERATION. The judiciary is even more corrupt!!! So when a poor Nigerian politician who lived in a rented “FACE ME I SLAP YOU” rooming apartment becomes a Local Govt Chairman for instance and suddenly buys mansions all over the place with a fleet of exotic cars to boot;withdraws his children from the local schools and sends them abroad,nobody challenges him,rather he’s hailed and celebrated. He doles out bags of rice,lives rams,chickens,turkeys,tins of vegetable oil,bales of Ankara cloth to “HIS PEOPLE” depending on their religious faith and season of the year.Occasionally he “blesses” them by putting up appearances at their local functions especially when the next elections are forthcoming.I believe we’ve heaped enough blame on the visionless,self-driven,greedy,blind and demonic leadership;the Nigerian followership needs to be AROUSED from its COMATOSE docility and stand up to these CRAZY DEMONS in power.And,thank God the awakening has been kick-started by civil rights group among which is the Save Nigeria Group.We are too blessed in HUMAN,MINERAL,MATERIAL RESOURCES by our God to continue to be messed around by VACUOUS mediocres whose MANIA for KLEPTOCRACY stinks to the highest heavens! Arise Nigerians!!!