Former Ivory Coast First Lady, Simone Gbagbo was on March 10, 2015 convicted and jailed for 20 years following her part in the 2010-2011 post-election violence which erupted as a result of her husband, Laurent Gbagbo’s defeat at the polls.
3 lessons Nigeria’s First Lady needs to learn from Simone Gbagbo’s conviction
Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan is set to be investigated by the ICC after she was accused of making inciting comments.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) had indicted Mrs. Gbagbo and issued a warrant for her arrest but Ivory Coast refused to hand her over saying it would try her in its own courts.
Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan is set to be investigated by the ICCafter she was accused of making inciting comments.
Mrs Jonathan had urged her supporters to stone members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has also stated that her husband must spend eight years in office.
Here are three things that Mrs. Jonathan should learn from Simone Gbagbo’s conviction:
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