Social Reform Group Warns Patience Jonathan Against 2027 ‘Theatrical Actions’

<h4>Social Reform Group Warns Patience Jonathan<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that a social reform group known as The Crusader has criticized former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan over her recent comments concerning the 2027 presidential elections&comma; asserting that her time in office diminished the stature of the First Lady position&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The group’s reaction followed Mrs&period; Jonathan’s remarks that she would campaign alongside current First Lady&comma; Oluremi Tinubu&comma; and had no plans of returning to Aso Rock&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking through its spokesperson&comma; Adesola Babafemi&comma; The Crusader stressed that the decision on who emerges victorious in the 2027 elections remains solely with the Nigerian electorate—not Mrs&period; Jonathan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dame Patience knows very well that if her husband&comma; former President Goodluck Jonathan&comma; decides to run for the presidency in 2027&comma; it is Nigerians who will determine his fate&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> Babafemi stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He added that while Jonathan might still enjoy public support&comma;<em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;She will certainly never be the First Lady again&comma; but people are ready to vote for him en masse&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The group also praised Goodluck Jonathan’s younger wife&comma; describing her as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;refined&comma; humane&comma; and cerebral&comma;” noting her legal background as fitting for the role of First Lady&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Addressing recent developments&comma; Babafemi pointed out that the current administration had restored properties seized from Patience Jonathan by the Economic and Financial <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;google&period;com&sol;">Crimes<&sol;a> Commission &lpar;EFCC&rpar;&comma; questioning her sudden alignment with the ruling party&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is worth mentioning that the federal government has returned all properties seized from Dame Patience by the EFCC&period; This raises questions about her motivations and her alignment with the ruling party&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> Babafemi noted&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Crusader further urged Patience Jonathan to refrain from making public statements that suggest she speaks on behalf of the former president&period; Babafemi asserted&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em><strong>We call on her to desist from implying that she is the spokesperson for the former president&comma; a position she does not hold&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reflecting on her tenure from 2010 to 2015&comma; the group accused Patience Jonathan of reducing the dignity of the Office of the First Lady through <strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;theatrical actions&comma;”<&sol;strong> adding that Nigerians are <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;tired of her attempts to influence political discourse&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Her tenure ridiculed the Office of the First Lady&comma; and it is time for the public to recognize that her past actions do not reflect the values we need in leadership today&comma;”<&sol;strong> <&sol;em>the group stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As the 2027 elections approach&comma; The Crusader emphasized that only Nigerians would decide the political future of the Jonathan family&comma; irrespective of any public declarations by the former First Lady&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Source&colon;Vanguard<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;