Why Jonathan decided not to visit First Lady in Germany Hospital

Indications emerged yesterday on why President Goodluck Jonathan decided not to visit his ailing wife, Mrs. Patience Jonathan who had been admitted at the German hospital for the past two weeks.


This was contrary to the reports which stated that President Jonathan has used the opportunity of his three-day visit to Malawi and Botswana to secretly visit the First Lady at the Horst Schmidt Klinik, Wiesbaden in Germany.

It was gathered that Jonathan decided not to visit the First Lady in order not to give the rumour about her health any kind of weight. Mrs. Jonathan’s health rumour had gone viral in the media and on social network sites.

According to a source from the Presidency , “When the information about the First Lady’s hospitalization emerged about a fortnight ago, the official statement issued was that she went abroad to rest and recover from a hectic schedule during the African First Ladies’ conference held in Abuja.

“The media team at the Presidency is also reported to be in a fix as they have been rendered powerless on the matter following initial security concerns. But through, some media, particularly online publications, the First Lady ailment was exposed”

Another aide who spoke on why the President decided to fly out the First Lady, said “the Presidency was deeply concerned about the competence of doctors attached to the Aso Rock Villa Clinic after it emerged that they apparently misdiagnosed the First Lady’s ailment even when her condition turned serious”.