The presidency as broken it silence over the first lady health. The presidency in a statement said that the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan is not sick as reported in newspapers as had only gone to see about the health of her mother, Mama Sisi in Germany.
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According to a statement by her Special Assistant (Media), Ayo Osinlu, the
President’s wife is also using the opportunity of the foreign trip to spend
quality time with her holidaying children before they return to
school.
Osinlu however admitted that Mrs. Jonathan has a history of
visiting the unnamed German hospital even before she became the First Lady, thus
making her medical trips routine.
He therefore
advised that hospital visitations of Nigerian leaders should not become leading
media issues thereby attracting disrespective comments.
He disclosed that
Mrs. Jonathan is expected back in the country next week.
The statement
read, “Our attention has been attracted by some curiosity in a cross section of
the public and particularly the media, about the movement of Her Excellency, the
First Lady, Dame (Dr) Patience Goodluck Jonathan.