The presidential campaign organisation of the All Progressives
Congress has reported the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience,
to the International Criminal Court.
Two weeks ago, Patience had, while campaigning for her husband in
Calabar, Cross River State, told the supporters of the PDP to stone
anyone canvassing for change in the state.
The campaign organisation said the letter of complaint was signed by
its Director-General, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, who is the Governor of River
State.
It said that the letter would be delivered to ICC on Monday (today),
adding that the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, and the
National Human Rights Commission would also be sent copies of the
letter.
“Change, as the entire country knows by now, is the slogan of the APC
– the rallying cry of a political party that wishes to bring hope of
greater and better things to come for Nigeria and Nigerians.
“By her statement, Mrs. Jonathan was clearly calling on the PDP
supporters in Calabar to attack supporters and campaigners of the APC in
the state,” it said.
The campaign organisation likened some of Patient’s statements to
those of Simone, the wife of a former President of Cote d’Ivoire,
Laurent Gbagbo, prior to the francophone country’s 2010 elections.
The ICC indicted Mrs. Gbagbo for her part in planning to perpetrate
brutal attacks, including murder, rape, and sexual violence, on her
husband’s political opponents in the wake of the 2010 elections.
“Mrs. Jonathan does not occupy any formal office in the Nigerian
government as the position of the First Lady is not recognised by the
Nigerian constitution.
“But Mrs. Gbagbo’s case shows the ICC’s awareness of how someone
beyond formal governmental and military hierarchies can be identified as
responsible for serious international crimes.
“Patience Jonathan’s incontrovertible hate speech not only
contravened the laws of the land, but also went completely against the
Abuja peace accord jointly signed by the two presidential candidates,
Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan – a gesture which is
aimed at forestalling violence before, during and after the 2015
elections.
“The PDP supporters in the state, who may not know better, could
easily yield themselves to the First Lady’s admonition and embark on a
process of wanton stoning and other attacks against the APC members.”
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