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Nigerian first
lady Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan finally returned home on Wednesday 17th
October 2012 after being away from the country for close to two months to
receive medical treatment at the Horst Schmidt Klinik in Wiesbaden, Germany. The
First Lady arrived at the country at about 3.50PM and was received by
well-wishers who were all in cheering moods, (including the Bayelsan women,
ministers, governors’ wives, NGOs and President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan) who
had thronged to the presidential wing of theNnamdi Azikiwe International
airport Abuja.
Weeks back
when she left the country unannounced, several media ran different versions of
what she was suffering from. While some said she had a ruptured appendix,
others said she had food poisoning, Parkinson’s disease, uterine cancer, etc. Some
even said she was in Germany for a liposuction. The Presidency did not help
matters as they remained mute in the midst of the controversy surrounding her
health.
Nigerians were
eager to know what had befallen their First lady; but they were all kept in the
dark. The people therefore resorted to their usual rumours as the people would
always thrive on rumours where there is no free flow of information. While everyone
remained curious, the Special Assistant on Media to the first lady, Mr. Ayo
Osinlu told State House Correspondents that she was only “Resting abroad” after
hectic schedules.
