President Goodluck Jonathan is said to be angry about the leakage of information concerning the sickness of his wife, Patience.
Investigations by Punch Newspapers in Abuja on Tuesday indicated that the President and those closed to him had planned to keep Mrs. Jonathan’s trip “a top secret.”
Mrs. Jonathan is presently in Germany, where she was said to have undergone surgery for ruptured appendicitis.
But the Presidency had denied that the President’s wife was ill, saying that she was only resting abroad.
Her spokesman, Mr. Ayo Osinlu, said the President’s wife travelled out of the country to take a “moment’s rest.”
It was learnt that the President had thought that his wife whereabouts would be kept under wraps by those considered to be his close associates of Patience aids and few security officials, who it was gathered, knew about her movement.
Investigations further showed that in order to avoid leakage of information on her trip, only those considered to be “very trusted” aides knew about it.
However, when the story was published by a online medium, Saharareporters, the President was said to be angry that there were moles among those considered to be trusted aides.
A Presidency source said, “The President is angry that the story could still leak when a very few staff of the President and security men knew about the travelling.
“He had thought that the movement could be kept secret as planned, but was astonished when news started filtering on the Internet about the sickness that made her to travel.
“At some point, he felt bad that despite the overhaul of the security system in the Villa, the movement of his wife would still not be kept secret.”
It was learnt that the entire security system in the Presidential Villa had been overhauled more than three times since the President assumed office.
Before now, the President’s aides were said to have thought that some foreign media houses working at the Presidential Villa were responsible for the leakage of information in the Presidency.
However, the postage of some photographs on the Internet and online medium were said to have changed the thought.
It was learnt that though the President had not ordered any probe, but “is likely going to order the overhauling of security in the Villa.”
Presidency sources said the President felt that some “elements who took the photographs of a son of late President Umaru Yar’Adua in the Villa with Ak47 and some new naira notes of one thousand denominations might still be in the Villa.”
The President, it was further gathered, might direct that some aides of his aides and that of his wife be either transferred or removed.
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They are goldfishes with no hiding place so what does he expect
ReplyDeleteYou have to be careful lots of bad people are surrounding u.
ReplyDeleteWhy hidin her ill health, she's a human being bound to fall sick. This president is not crious @ all...
ReplyDeleteThe news might not even be from the villa. Would u say nobody saw when she ws travelling and there is no way the info could be gathered from the hospital? But let me ask, why make it a secret? Is it when something worse than that happenS that we'll be told?
ReplyDeleteThe aids you have are still the best in the would, you wife is a mother in Nigerian, we need to constantly pray for her, as health matters to us all. God will Heal Her. Customers she deserved it.
ReplyDeleteOga president, why are worried about this?It seems that your're hiding something oooooooooo
ReplyDeleteMr president has hidden agenda like OBJ, but he is not lucky, Nija people the news that was about to air after Mr president success on his hidded agenda would have been the death of his wife
ReplyDeleteParanoia?
ReplyDeleteJonathan is worried for nothing, the earlier he know that they are public figure, the better for him. who lifted the wife to Germany? did they not pass through the airport? mseeew!!!!
ReplyDeletemr presisent is seem to be a foolish man ever becos is the same secret he accuse late Yar adua family of, he is towing the same way. God will judge him , let us leave him for God who allow him to get to that position.
ReplyDeleteWhat is bad there? Is it a taboo to fall sick? May be the presidency is afraid of monsters around him dat may capitalize on that and harm the first lady .
ReplyDeleteYou all are missing the point. He is about a perception that that his wife goes abroad for medical treatment whereas if they fixed the Nigerian health sector it will not be required to go abroad.
ReplyDelete@Peter. Nice one! Paranoia.
ReplyDeleteJona, remember what you said during your former boss era?? Now its happing to you also. Fear God! Power is sweet but one day, you be at d side line.
ReplyDeleteWts wrong 4 naijas 2 know dt madam Jona is sick. Is she nt our mummy. Oga Presdo, e get as ur life be ooh.
ReplyDeletehmm, diz man is not sereous, why covering her sickness eventhough we heared that she is HIV positive, but that does not mean you will not finish your tenure b/4 u die
ReplyDeleteI Pray for her speedy recovery and nobody should say whatever they like because there is freedom of speech in the country.
ReplyDeleteFirst lady , HIV positive , na wa o .
ReplyDeleteThis is very follish of you Mr president.are you angrywith your creator for allowing your wife to fall sick? y not treat her in nigeria ur own country. 2 bad of u!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteFoolish person. He is angry and ashamed that she is sick and went out of the country to receive treatment. God will judge. There loads of people who can not afford to be treated in a private hospital in Naija not to talk of going abroad, even the govtmnt hospital is expensive for some. God dey o.
ReplyDeleteI pray for her quick recovery.It is normal for human being to be sick.It is however bad to note the oga Jona can not fix Nigerian health sector for six years in office.So now, he knew that there is nothing in Nigerian hospital,therefore he has to fly his wife to Germany for treatment.What about other Nigerians who can not afford this.It is bad.Oga Jona,if u can not be confident of Nigerian's health sector,then u have not achieved anything for six years.Why then blaming people for your election failure?
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