The Presidency has finally released a statement about the whereabout of the First Lady, Patience Jonathan.
Since President Goodluck Jonathan lost the presidential election, the First Lady has not been very visible at public functions unlike before and many Nigerians have been asking about her whereabout.
Patience Jonathan's media aide, Mr Ayo Adewuyi released a statement shedding light about her whereabout.
"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, Chad, 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". the statement read.
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