President Goodluck Jonathan has finally spoken on
the where about of the first lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Thursday
in a media made available to journalist in Abuja presented by Mr Ayo Adewuyi.
He emphasized that Mrs Jonathan has joined her
counterpart from all over Africa in Congo
to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a non-governmental organization,
Congo Assistance Foundation, floated by the Congolese First Lady, Madam
Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso.
While speaking to the media, he did not ascertain
when the wife of the President is coming back to the nation, but made mention
of how she was welcome by the Ambassador to Congo Brazzaville, Princess Onipede,
in company of top Congolese officials.
It was noticed that the wife of the president has
been absent in so many occasions especially since her husband loss in the last
presidential poll. Some special occasions like Good Friday and Easter Monday
which was held inside Villa chapel, funeral service held in honour of his top
aide, Oronto Douglas, in Yenagoa last Saturday and so on.
She has on several occasions cause serious brutal
speech statement against the new president-elect General Muhammad Buhari in her
campaigns for the presidential election and stressed being afraid of going to
jail if APC emerge as the presidential winner.
Maybe due to this and some other issues which was
best known to her husband, The President has remained speechless about her
where about, giving vacuum for speculations and rumours.
Adewuyi in his statement said
“First Lady,
Dame Patience Faka Jonathan, is in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, joining
other African First Ladies for the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Congo
Assistance Foundation, an NGO of Congolese First Lady, and Madam Antoinette
Sassou-Nguesso.
“The Foundation established in 1984 has engendered
social action in the areas of health, education, skills acquisition in favour
of indigent people of Congo.
“Dame Patience Jonathan runs similar organisation
in Nigeria, the Aruera Reach-out Foundation which also focuses on the uplift of
women and children, the needy and imprisoned.
“The First Ladies of Benin Republic, Senegal, Mali,
Tchad, Niger, Guinea Conakry are also in Brazzaville for the grand finale of
the week-long programmes, during which a National Centre for Sickle Cell
Disease was inaugurated.
“Dame Patience Jonathan was received on arrival by
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Congo Brazzaville, Princess Onipede, in company of top
Congolese officials.”
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