Patience Jonathan is currently in Congo – Presidency

The Presidency has revealed the whereabouts of President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience.Mr. Ayo Adewuyi, media assistant to Mrs. Jonathan, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, says the President’s wife is currently in Congo.According to Adewuyi, Mrs. Jonathan is in Congo to join her colleagues from Africa for the celebration of the 30th anniversary a Non-Governmental Organisation, Congo Assistance Foundation, established by the Congolese First Lady, Madam Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso.Adewuyi however did not indicate when Mrs. Jonathan arrived in Congo or when she is expected back in Nigeria.The statement reads: “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 organisation ‎in Nigeria, the A.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, Tchad, Niger and Guinea Conakry are also in Brazzaville for the grand finale of the week-long programmes, during which a National Centre for Sickle Cell disease was inaugurated.“Dame Patience Jonathan was received on arrival by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Congo Brazzaville, Princess ‎Onipede, in company with top Congolese officials.”