The Presidency on Thursday morning broke its
silence on the whereabouts of President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience.
The Media Assistant to Mrs. Jonathan, Mr. Ayo
Adewuyi, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja said the
President’s wife is currently in Congo.
He said Mrs. Jonathan was in the country to join
her colleagues from Africa for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of a
non-governmental organisation, Congo Assistance Foundation, floated by the
Congolese First Lady, Madam Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso.
Adewuyi however did not indicate when Mrs. Jonathan
arrived Congo or when she is expected back in Nigeria.
He only said his principal was received on arrival
by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Congo Brazzaville, Princess Onipede, in company of
top Congolese officials.
The President’s wife has not been seen attending
any public event inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, since her husband lost
his re-election bid in the March 28 presidential election.
She was conspicuously 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 Yenagoa 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 Muhammadu Buhari wins the election.
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