Presidency Breaks Silence On Patience Jonathan’s Whereabouts, Reveal Where She Is

The Presidency on Thursday morning broke its silence on the whereabouts of President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience. Mr. Ayo Adewuyi, media assistant to Mrs. Jonathan, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, unveils the President’s wife is currently in Congo. 

He said Mrs. Jonathan is in the country to join her colleagues from Africa for the celebration of the 30th anniversary a Non-Governmental Organisation, Congo Assistance Foundation, established by the Congolese First Lady, Madam Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso. However, Adewuyi did not indicate when Mrs. Jonathan arrived in Congo or when she is expected back in Nigeria. He added that his principal was received on arrival by the Nigeria’s Ambassador to Congo Brazzaville, Princess ‎Onipede, in company with top Congolese officials. The President’s wife has not been seen at any public event inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, since her husband lost his re-election bid in the March 28 presidential election. She was absent during the Good Friday and Easter Sunday services held inside the Aso Villa Chapel. Mrs. Jonathan did not also join her husband for the funeral service held in honour of his top aide, Oronto Douglas, in Bayelsa State last Saturday.

While she voted alongside her husband in the presidential election in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, she stayed back in her home state, Rivers, during the April 11 governorship election. She had expressed fears ahead of the elections that she would be thrown into prison if Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) won the election. The Presidency had so far kept mute on her whereabouts, therefore giving room for speculation.