President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday evening returned to Abuja from
his two-nation state visit to Malawi and Bostwana. He returned 24 hours
ahead of his scheduled Wednesday arrival date.
His arrival ahead of schedule further increased the speculation over
the state of health of his wife, Patience, who is believed to be
undergoing treatment in a German hospital.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben
Abati, had in a statement on Saturday said the President would return to
Abuja on Wednesday after his state visits to the two countries.
Online reports had it that while in the middle of a luncheon in
Gaborone, Bostwana, the President received a message which allegedly
changed his countenance and forced him to leave the country.
The reports further insinuated that he left some members of his
delegation behind in Bostwana and might have headed to Germany to see
his ailing wife. But our correspondent confirmed that Jonathan returned
to Nigeria on Tuesday evening with members of his delegation.
Our correspondent spoke with Abati on telephone but while making
enquiry on the President’s alleged sudden arrival, the line went off.
The presidential spokesman did not pick subsequent calls made to his
mobile telephone.
Culled: Punchng
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