PRESIDENT Jonathan’s office reacted to reports on the state of health of the First Lady Patience Jonathan on Monday, saying that she is suffering no such reported condition.
The reaction was contained in a release by Mr. Ayo Oshinlu, Mrs. Jonathan’s media assistant, who said the attention of the government has been drawn to reports about the first lady’s health.
”Our attention has been attracted to speculations in the media about the movement of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan recently.
”For the avoidance of doubts and ambiguities, I wish to state that Her Excellency had travelled to participate in the 1st Green Women Conference in Paris, France, on March 17, where she received the Global Women Leaders’ Award for Peace, 2013.”
According to the statement, the president’s wife, after the conference, travelled to Germany to visit her foster mother and children.
”Thereafter, the First Lady called on `Mama Sisi’ who is currently receiving medical attention.
”It was in her normal plan to spend some time overseeing the management of the foster mother’s condition.
”The First Lady also seized the opportunity to spend some time in the company of Mama’s children before they return to school.
”Dame Patience Jonathan is expected in the country next week,” the statement said.
It expressed appreciation to those who had shown “genuine concern through their enquiries