Dame Patience Jonathan has resigned her appointment as ‘Super’
Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa state Civil service, a position
conferred on her in July 2012 by the Governor of the state, Dickson
Seriake. Seriake said he gave the appointment to Mama Peace
based on her good service to the state and nation.
A source in the state Ministry of Education who pleaded anonymity
with The Nation confirmed the First Lady’s voluntary resignation
and said her resignation may likely not be unconnected to her
deepening rift with the state governor.
” The whole thing is political. It appears Madam Peace is not
happy with the governor. With her resignation, the battle line
has been drawn. I feel the President’s wife resigned to
enable her to have the moral right to slug it out with Dickson
ahead of the governorship poll in the state. Let no one
deceive you, the whole thing is politics. After all, she is 57
and the retirement age is 60.” he said.
The source also said that all her terminal benefits are been
processed at the moment.
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