The First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, on Tuesday refuted claims in a section of the media that she was imposing governorship candidates on some states ahead of the 2015 general elections.
A statement released by her Media Assistant, Ayo Adewuyi denied this allegation, after a media report that some party leaders and stakeholders in Ebonyi State had decided to defect to the All Progressives Congress because she insisted that the state Deputy Governor, Chief Dave Umahi, must be the party’s governorship candidate.
The statement noted that the report is an untrue and baseless claim being championed by mischievous people.
The statement reads in part, “Let us state once again that the First Lady is not an elected official of state, neither is she a party functionary.
“She, therefore, recognises very clearly her place in the scheme of things.
“Let it be known that the First Lady has no hand in the selection of the party’s candidates in any state and definitely not in Ebonyi