Jonathan Arrives New York After Secret Stop In Germany To See Wife

Pres. Goodluck Jonathan
By SaharaReporters, New York

President Goodluck Jonathan’s jet finally arrived in New York City last night after a secret stopover in Germany where he reportedly visited his ailing wife, Patience, as SaharaReporters had earlier revealed.

Mr. Jonathan’s presidential flight arrived in New York about 10 p.m. (New York time) and the president immediately headed for his five-star accommodation at Pierre Hotel, which is located on 5th Avenue overlooking Central Park in Manhattan. Mr. Jonathan is staying in a suite whose total cost per night goes between $5000 and $10000.

SaharaReporters had reported two nights ago that Mr. Goodluck was making a secret visit to Germany to visit his wife. But in an apparent ploy to deflect attention away from the secret trip, the Presidency sent out undated photos ostensibly showing the president leaving Abuja with fanfare. Our photo editors’ quick analysis of the photos revealed a number curious findings, including information that the camera used for taking the photos, a NIKON D300, was programmed to a 2011 date.
 
As reported by SaharaReporters, the president and his delegation flew to New York with two presidential jets. The other jet, which acted as a decoy, arrived in New York at 3 p.m. On that plane carried some ministers and members of the State House press detail.

If Mr. Jonathan had left Nigeria at the time claimed by the photos circulated by the State House photographers, he would have arrived in New York at least nine hours earlier. SaharaReporters received the photos at 11:20 a.m. (Nigerian time). Since it was most likely that the photographer left the airport and went back to the Presidential villa to send the photos, it meant that Mr. Jonathan’s departure from Nigeria was about 9 a.m. (Nigerian time). Direct flights from Abuja to New York take approximately 11 hours, according to expert aeronautical estimates. This would have put Mr. Goodluck in New York around 3 p.m. EST (US Eastern Standard Time).

Mr. Jonathan’s arrival in New York at 10 p.m. meant that the Nigerian president could not account for between 9 and 10 hours in transit. Several of our sources insisted that the president made a brief stopover in Europe to visit his wife who is on admission at a hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany.

 

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BRIEF ANALYSIS OF ASO VILLA

Fellow NIGERIANS lets analyse dis 2geda I've come 2 notice and realised that ryt 4rm SANNI ABACHA's regime till date No couple has entered Aso Villa and come out without losing a partner.
Lets start d analysis 4rm Sani Abacha wen he enterd with his wife maryam @d end of d day it was only Maryam dat came out. Then enterd Obasanjo&his wife Stella @d end of d day Stella was nowhere 2 b found Only Obasanjo came out alive.
Then follwed Umaru Musa&Turai Yar'adua only Turai came out of Aso Villa alive Umaru was nowhere 2 b found.
Fellow Nigerians I think dis matter needs serious analysis @ a close range.
PILOT M I De ULTIMATE

Go home you losser you do not

Go home you losser you do not know what happen in new york.

What's all this!

Is it that Mr. President is ashame of his wives ill health or that the wife is dead. Well i think with the action so stated that the president took,he was automatical saying that he needs some privacy on his personal affires,so why dont the press leave him alone, ehh WHAT'S ALL THIS!....

what is the crime there in visiting a sick wife?

I believe SR is becoming a junk news dispenser in a bid to sustain it's relevance and make financial gains on the internet.I don't see anything wrong in Mr. President visiting his sick wife in Germany before going for the UN summit in NY and can SR give us the list of hotels where other Head of States are staying,to be able imply that the President is spending taxpayers money anyhow.this uncalled for and junk-journalism.

I don't give a damn!

Nigerians must know that our President doesn't give a DAMN.the fact that GEJ's family is called the first family makes them public persons. This is so because what you and I can see or do without media wahala, they can't try it. And for God's sake when next GEJ wants a private visit he should get his own personal jet for the purpose. Why use tax-payers' jet and money for secret activities and say people should keep mute! Buy your own jet oooo Mr. President. We tax-payers give a DAMN!

Political corruption is the root of all corruption

Political corruption- the PDP way-is the root of all corruption, including what Nigerians call bribery and corruption. It is the same political corruption that makes GEJ and most political office holders not to respect the people because they know the Nigerian peoples vote don't count in elections.

GEJ treat the Nigerian people with scorn, waste and mismanage their resources and deceive and tell them lies. Otherwise what's difficult in telling Nigerians my wife is ill and I want to visit him in Germany on my way to US? After all Nigerians own the jets and the fueling to fly across continents. Shame on GEJ; Get justice UWAIS report and ensure an independent INEC

Pls allow our President to work

It is a Devine duty for a husband to visit his sick wife. After all he was on time in New York to represent us at the National Assembly. We pray for first lady to get well quick to continue to support her performing husband.
We wish you well, good health and more success

Live Jona alone

So what is wrong if he visits his sick wife? You press men you always see everything as being wrong. If you were to be the one wont you do same? Abeg leave Jona alone. We pray for quick recovery of his wife.

When has it become a crime

When has it become a crime for husband to visit his ailing wife. Sahara reporters, pls, stop all this nonsense and report on things dat will bring the expected developments to our great nation.Learn to respect the office of the presidency.

Thank you my sister. Weldone.

Thank you my sister. Weldone. The morons in our govt do not still realise that there is ni hiding place for them any longer. Wherever or whatever they do, there is no hiding place. Nemesis will catch up on them sooner or later. Ask Ibori who is currently cooling his heels in a British jail.

Leave husband and wife matter

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The president is a public

The president is a public figure, if he evenhit is leg outside its a news, if he sleep when he's not suppose to its a news, they are too silent about the wife's ailment, its not fair enough on there part. And such occurrence happened to Late president Musa Yar'dua, why are they hiding it from the public?

Tell them.

Tell them.

Helloooo.You have goofed,The

Helloooo.You have goofed,The President's wife is a public figure.a Permanent Secretary for that matter.Please check your facts first before you comment.Period

YES,Nigerians cares,too

YES,Nigerians cares,too much.The Presidency should not be seen to be feeding Nigerians with lies.Sahara reporters continue with your good work.This is what we called investigative journalism at its highest.Period.

Jonah's Asset

Jonah refused to declare his assets. Patie is one of them. na him sabi! Second bass jare!

Idiot

You are an idiot, a fool and moron. Go back to your village and learn to respect people. Does stupid head know that many of those commenting are older than you father or your uncle. Please shut up your mouth if you do not know what to say. Imbecile.

what's wrong if Jonathan visit his wife?

Is is ɑ̤̥̈̊ crime ƒσя mr president to visit his ailling wife i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ hospital? Bcos I don'ϯ understand special publicity given to such visit A̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ why it became secret visit. Does it mean the president can no longer attend to his family bcos is the president. Please let's always be fair i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ our reaction on issues that's relate to life.

and what if it is $20,000 Hotel

So SR you would have been happy for your president to lodge in a 100USD hotel. A president does not need to sneak out, he cannot even sneak out. The time he left Abuja is verifiable by all and sundry. I pity the pity that swallow you shallow and childish propaganda. Rubbish!!!

Haba

This is getting too far SR, what in the world is ur biz if the president visits his sick wife or or...please help me ask , is it a crime or the 1stlady to be sick. Y av u decided to make it a point of duty to say wetin no concern u abt the president, if the president likes, let him leave the US for Germany and stay there with his wife, Wots ur biz....haba...

It amazes me that any right

It amazes me that any right thinking person could condemn SR for this report. Take a look at these:

1) the president, the number one public figure, lied to the country of 160million people that he was on his way to New York, but arrived about 9 hours behind scheduled without any reason and some pple don't see any wrong with that? What if something contrary has happened along the way, what explanation will be given for this?
2) some says the first lady is a private citizen and her office is not recognise in the constitution. But this same person spend the tax payers money recklessly on bogus projects including hosting African's first lady. Now that she is sick she has suddenly becomes a private citizen.

The issue here is all about accountability. I think Nigerians need to unblock their minds and realise that public figures are there to serve and not lord themselves over the people.

Abeg Make we hear

Abeg Make we hear word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

The First Lady by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a private citizen. She only gets what she gets because she is our president's wife. for those talking about the US. By the Nigerian Constitution, GEJ has nothing wrong. Yaradua's case was different because he was our PRESIDENT. If people want to know where GEJ went or want to find out why the president got to New York Late (as alleged), we have the FOI bill to do that; dont we? SR is not a nigerian media house and therefore has no access to such a facility. But Nigerian media houses do. For no media house to have done this, then it just might be either a constitutional matter or no one is bothered.

SR report is well founded

Jona did indeed stop over in German - tracked the presidential jets when they entered the European skies using this freely available online software -

http://www.flightradar24.com

LIES FROM SAHARA

Sahara, was Abubakar the IGP in 2011? Cos
he was one of the people we saw on NTA
Last night. You cnt deceive us always.

land matter na serious matter

it is a known fact that in africa you must fortify yourself well enough before fighting over a parcel of LAND or ....

TOO fat

Anyone that is so greedy as to eat the food that will be sufficient for a whole village will eventually get fat and out of shape. And when you get fat and out of shape, you get sick.
Wishing you a speeedy recovery 'doctor' dame Jonathan. If you make it back,you should hire a personal trainer and be less greedy and eat healthy.

And so what?

Whats the secret behind the President visiting his wife.. Is he suppose to abandon the wife in the hospital and you cannot equate this with Yar-Adua, Yar-adua was sick and gone for months, there was no handing over, Jonathan did not know the whereabout of his Boss, who was the president.......If ya papa disappear for house for months, ya mom no go find am ? let alone the childen...Patience is not an elected official and as such she has her private life and it should be respected....... No wonder, Jonathan said he is the most critized President in the world.. Is Democracy making us look or act stupid...Personally, I'm not Jonathans fan, I hate the current state of affairs in the Nigerian Health...but if you remember back then in the military regime, who born you, including SR...You guys are just fighting this man left right center.. Thats why he is just confused and he is doing the best thing by keeping quiet because the best answer to a fool is to keep quiet

NO VICE FIRST LADY?

Please do not compare Yar Adua with Pat problem.

First Lady has no Vice First Lady?.

If The Author is correct.

We may not know if President Branch London to check the Vice First Lady.

Nigeria is a country of anything goes.

The imbecility has no bounds on all the tribal and usual sentimentality.

@Olawole Famakinwa: "We have a right to know-well done SR"

If you are sincere and objective that, We have a right to know-well done SR", then you should also ask ur Saharareporters to investigate how Olusegun Obasanjo Spent Niger Delta Oil monies to fund no cloateral loans Sao Tome in order to fund his Oil blocks in Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Zones. And if this JDZA is not OPC agenda, then let your Saharareporters tell us which South South or Niger Deltan is in the Board or Management level of JDZA which is funded by Niger delta Oil monies.

Patience is our First Lady.

Madam Patience Jonathan is our First Lady. She draws allowance in that capacity, so we have the right to know her whereabouts.
Mr. President's movement should not be held in secrecy except where security is at stake. 9 to 10 hours in transit without any explanation to his whereabout is a slap on our face. In fact he is at risk. Up till now we do not officially know the whereabouts of Nigeria First Lady. This is not right with any government with open policy.

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