Patience flown abroad for medical check up

There are indications that the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan,
Patience, has been flown abroad for medical treatment inan undisclosed
German hospital.


Unconfirmed reports had it that the First Lady's health might have
relapsed, thereby necessitating her going abroad to receive fresh
medical attention.


Mrs. Jonathan was conspicuously absent at a Good Friday service held
at the Aso Villa Chapel on Friday although her husband attended with
his mother, Eunice.
The President is currently in Lagos for the Easter break without his wife.


Her last public appearance was in France where she received a Global
Women Leaderfor Peace Award 2013.


We learnt that she returnedto the country briefly after the event
before embarking on a fresh trip.


But unlike the trip to France, a presidency source who pleaded
anonymity, said Mrs. Jonathan did not embark on the current trip with
her full entourage.


When contacted on the telephone, Mrs. Jonathan's spokesman, Mr. Ayo
Osinlu, confirmed that the First Lady was not in the country.


Osinlu however denied reports that Mrs. Jonathan is abroad for medical
attention.
He said she was abroad attending to her foster mother who is sick.
However, he did not disclose the country where the First Lady is
attending to the ailing woman.


But investigations by our correspondent showed that Mrs. Jonathan may
be in Germany.
It was further learnt that she is expected back in the country this week.


The source however could not say exactly when she will be back.
An online news medium, SaharaReporters , had reported on Saturday that
Mrs. Jonathan was sick again and was shuttling between Spain and
Germany in search of treatment.


The report quoted a source as saying the First Lady was also
contemplating receivingmedical treatment from a United States
hospital.


Mrs. Jonathan disappeared from the country for several weeks last year
to attend to her failing health.


During the period, both the Presidency and Osinlu denied that the
First Lady was receiving treatment abroad for an undisclosed ailment.


Specifically, Osinlu said Mrs. Jonathan was vacating abroad after the
rigour of hosting a conference of African First Ladies.
But during a special thanksgiving service held in her honour recently
at the Aso Villa Chapel, the First Lady admitted that she was sick and
"died" for a week.