The presidency has revealed the whereabouts of the first lady,
Dame
Patience Jonathan.Her constant absence has been a source of concern to
Nigerians.She was last seen voting with the president on March 28th in
Otueke ,Bayelsa State..In a statement released by the first lady's media
aide, Mr Ayo Adewuyi,at the moment,she is in Congo for the
30th anniversary of an NGO of Congolese
First Lady, Madam Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso.
"First Lady, Dame Patience Faka Jonathan is in Brazzaville, Republic of
Congo, joining other African First Ladies for the celebration of the
30th Anniversary of Congo Assistance Foundation, an NGO of Congolese
First Lady, Madam Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso. The Foundation, established
in 1984, has engendered social action in the areas of health,
education, skills acquisition in favour of indigent people of Congo.
Dame Patience Jonathan runs similar organization in
Nigeria, the Aruera Reachout Foundation which also focuses on the
upliftment of women
and children, the needy and imprisoned. The First Ladies of Benin
Republic, Senegal, Mali, Tchad, Niger, Guinea Conakry are also in
Brazzaville for the grand finale of the week-long programmes during
which a National Center for Sickle Cell disease was inaugurated. Dame
Patience Jonathan was received on arrival by Nigeria’s Ambassador to
Congo Brazzaville, Princess Onipede in company of top Congolese
officials.”
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