Nigerian First Lady Patience Jonathan Still Sick

First Lady , Mrs. Patience Jonathan and her husband during her 55th birthday on October 26th 2012
By SaharaReporters, New York

Despite her return to Nigeria in pomp and circumstance about one month ago, First Lady Patience Jonathan is still sick, SaharaReporters sources say.

Saharareporters learned that shortly after the public relations exercise that attended her return, she retired into a medically-induced bed rest that has her kept her away from the public, unable to attend to official duties.

On October 26th Mrs. Jonathan appeared with her husband and the Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko and his wife to cut her 55th birthday cake in the presidential villa, since then she has disappeared from the public.

A presidency source stated that Mrs. Jonathan’s doctors in Germany have also continued to visit and watch her recovery.

When Mrs. Jonathan returned from a prolonged medical trip to Germany in October she spoke effusively about being given a second chance, but denied having been in a hospital.

Our sources say the publicity given her return was designed to end all forms of speculation about her true condition because the presidency had badly miscalculated by not revealing her actual medical status to the country.  Contrary to the plans of the presidency, SaharaReporters exposed specific details her husband wanted to keep hidden.

Since her return, Mrs. Jonathan has not been able to accompany her husband on any official trips in or outside of Nigeria, including visits to her home state of Rivers, or that of Mr. Jonathan, Bayelsa.

In addition to all this, she has not attended to her duties in Bayelsa as Permanent Secretary, a position she seized with grand fanfare months before she left the country on an extended trip she said was not for hospital treatment purposes.

It is unclear how long Mrs. Jonathan's bed-rest will continue as she remains inaccessible to the public, or how her absence is impacting her official duties in both Abuja and Bayelsa.

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Cool down

Well it's life we cant change what is destined to her so be it is just the matter of time

Cool down

Well it's life we cant change what is destined to her so be it is just the matter of time

Thanks!

Thanks!

What goes around comes around

Remember the lies against Yar'Adua? The Jonathan family will pay for it in the mighty name of Jesus. Patience is gone for good. What remain is for the heavy drinks to manifest in liver scerosis for Jonathan, then Sambo takes over....

Greetings

I wish my first lady good health and the lord's blessings, you will not die before your time in Jesus name, no weapon of the enemy fashioned against you shall prosper in Jesus name (Amen)'

You will live and not die, the enemy will not take you away in your afternoon in the mighty name of Jesus,

Rosemary
Abuja

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what

know what about her. I guess our lives are more important than the servants.

Issue on Mrs. Jonathan

Can't we have a transparent government in Nigeria? Why do they have to hide details about her health status? can't they adopt transparency system like that of US and Europe? Really this kind of attitude from presidency is unacceptable. Let the public know what is wrong with her perhaps the people voted for Mr. president.

TOTAL HEALING BY THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS

today is 17th Saturday, i give a prophesy that healing power of God in the name of Jesus should locate our first lady DAME P.JONATHAN in the nest 24 hours let her be healed, i don't care whatever that troubles her,the bible said in the name of JESUS every kneels must bow,let whatever that troubles her bow in the name of Jesus amen,father the creator by your mercy am sure you have every spare parts of all our body,make her new now and let all the glory be to your name alone in Jesus name,amen, may God send billions of Angels to minister to her now and let her be a change person, God hear this prayer, confirm your words in Mathew 15 vs 22 to 29,father give our first lady this bread to eat now in Ur mercy and power and glory,i believed Ur healing now and be praised forever,first lady come back in healing, healthy and share ur testimony to ur children all Nigeria,God bless you God bless all Nigeria, amen Mr obiglory

OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH U

Same old stuff-not different from the Buhari and Bakare sponsored boko haramic trips to Mali and Chad to recruit more political almajiris 4 ACN and CPC! Must the President hold press conferences every one hour, to discuss the health conditions of his wife? Those agents of instability feeding the nation with satanic stories from the presidency in other to create confusion and disaffection among the citizenry, should go hide their heads in shame-u dont like the man yet u work for him-u earn your living from the loose revenue base of the SS. So cannot quit. Cause if u do, u will die! Since u had to survive within the cursed Nzeogwu system, by throwing gossips around, u must continue to serve them in aso rock. Regardless of the ill feelings some express towards the first lady, our prayers and thoughts will always be with her-animals

qiick recovery

All well meaning Nigeria wish her speed recovery,because she is a good mother,get will quick because Baba God dey" for your side always remember to pray , because money cannot buy health.

Sahara wetin!! The Dame go

Sahara wetin!!

The Dame go rest for Germany, as you claimed, it was big deal. Now she is resting in the Villa, next to the Husband and this is still a problem to you.

Please let her be, I beg u, before she start visiting her fellow widows

I hope she nt preparing to

I hope she nt preparing to join our fellow widow?

The Gold fish has no hiding place !

SR are doing just the right thing. Fools who claim she has no public function are brain dead. What is Permanent Secretary, private business of hers? The health of world leaders, their wives and even ex-officials (like the death of Ghana's former VP) are constant source of juicy information. Americans count the nr. of days leaders like Fidel Castro, Kim of N. Korea or Hugo Chavez miss from public view. When those that tend to dominate the arena when they can walk suddenly disappear from circulation, it becomes the business of news outlets like SaharaReporters to dig for reasons. So, they're in order with this update. Kudos ! RESPECT !!

And those of you wishing her good and speedy recovery are even more stupid. Didn't she say she was "never hospitalized", with her vuvuzela claiming she's "hail and hearty"? She's "resting", no one should give a damn!

To Hell With Them All

They are all thieves. They're only in the government for their's and their family interest. I don't care what happens to Nigeria politicians because they don't care either what happen to Nigerians. They continue to destroy Nigeria but God Almighty knows how to destroy them one after the other. Look at what happened to Obasanjo's wife, Babangida's wife, the Judge that tree killed his wife, now Jonathan has start running up and down. Million of Nigerians are suffering, but God knows how to give them taste of it. All these thieves (Nigeria Politicians)should be ashamed of themselves, they cannot use all the money they have to keep their loved ones alive, what is all the money for then!

wife of GEJ

Let me remind you that she is the Permanent sec. of Balyesa State government,therefore she is a public figure.So dont talk that we should not know about her health condition.Do you know so many matters and files waiting for her on her desk that needed attention?.Secondly,there is nothing wrong of being sick, but when you start telling lies,it becomes a problem.Have you not heard that if you expose a sickness or disease it will vanish.For her to tell the public that she was not sick, was the greatest mistake she made.Afterall some of our friends, are staff of that German hospital.And we have records of these things. Why coming to
decieve the public.?

I hope all of you people

I hope all of you people saying let her be are not tax payers. If you are, then you all must be foolish. So we have no right to know how our sweat money is being spent. Abi you think it is Jonathans family private account it is coming from. Disappointingly, a lot of Nigerians try to be sharp, but many are actually dumb and have been brainwashed. SR. Carry on. We need to know. Don't mind these other slaves.

@akpos1 "nigeria is not a

@akpos1 "nigeria is not a country but a continent"! bro, dont you get tired of saying that trash???????????

Dame Jonathan

As long she has an unfettered access to our collective wealth and Patrimony and enjoys free transportation in our national aircraft and feeds at our expense then she is our business and we don't plan to let her be!

She's a public property guys and if she wants her privacy; then GEJ should quit immediately.

BIRTHDAY WISH AND HEALTH RECOVERY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BIRTHDAY MATE I WISH U GOOD HEALTH

illness is part of life struggle.

Please let all understand that to be ill is to be human, after all illness is an aspect of life through which we rejuvenate ourselves by either taking proactive measures to avoid getting ill constantly or treat to refresh the ailing part so that it function more effectively.
So Sahara Reporters let the first lady be or would the editor tell us he don't fall sick.
I for one hate people fussing around me if iam sick as that makes me to lame like individual so I always forbid my family announcing it. If the first family are like me so let them be.
I wish the first lady a quick recovery.
MSM.SORONDINKI

Sleep murdered

The day you decided to go into elective position is the day you signed off your private life. You become the centre of attention both positively and otherwise. It comes in a package from which you can't pick and chose. She travels in the tax payer funded presidential jet thus accountable to tax payers. Returning from wherever to lie to us gets us more curious hence the justification for SR to keep digging until we know truth by effort or they come clean to tell us that Parkinson's disease was responsible for her inability to call umbrella and not illiteracy.

What public Office? And what official duties??

The President's wife holds no 'public office' and she does not perform any 'official duty'. There is no office created for her by the constitution. It is an aberration that she even has an office. She is simply the President's wife, and a member of his family, just like his mother, Children, brothers and sisters.

For that reason, his family concerns should be kept well away from his official duties. Her health issues or private matters should be kept far, far away from Government. Although the President's worry is the nation's worry. But she was too much in our faces.

Nevertheless, wish her speedy recovery. THAT IS, IF SHE IS SICK OR UNWELL.

Actually unnecessary

Actually unnecessary publication, but that is what Journalism has reduced to all over the world. When you hide a news from the public, you are providing journalist opportunities to feed fat from unlocking your secrets.

Ejike,get this right.....when

Ejike,get this right.....when you are elected into a public office,"your's" is no longer a confidential matter....only in Nigeria can that happen

She is public property! We

She is public property! We actually need to know

Let President's wife be!!

Sahara reporter, please be kind to Mrs Jonathan.Your publication about her is not really necessary

GET WELL SOON

Sahara reporters, please I take God beg una, you guys should stop reporting about someone medical condition, it should be a confidential information. Freedom of speech or independent journalism is not to abuse it. Afterall when Dutchess of cambridge was revealed I was amazed how burkingham palace took the case up. Having said that, no matter what I wish our first lady well and hopefully she will get well soon.
But her husband should look into the general state of our hospital.

My dear, u don't pray 4

My dear, u don't pray 4 another death in this country? Does that mean the ones who have been dieing everyday as a result of bad governance, corruption et al are what? Chickens or goats n not people?
Pls get ur priorities straight

Why the Secrecy

why the secrecy surrounding her health. if she is sick the presidency should come out and say so, afterall she holds a public office and owes it to the people to let us know her status.

America kept its people informed when Dick Cheney (ex-VP) went in for a surgical heart transplant in March of this year at the Fairfax hospital in VA, same with ex President Clinton in 2004. Those who loved them kept them in their prayers and those who didnt, did nothing, but the gist of the matter is that there was transparency.

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