The absence of Patience Jonathan from the inauguration ceremony of President Muhammadu Buhari has raised different questions among Nigerians.
Mrs Jonathan, unlike other wives of Nigerian leaders was
conspicuously absent from the inauguration of President
Muhammadu Buhari.
Many have said that Mrs Jonathan who was last seen
with her husband at the inauguration dinner which
heldThursday night had through her body language
showed her displeasure over her husband’s outster by
the current President as she never looked at the direction
of President Buhari who shared the same high-table with
her throughout the dinner.
However, DAILY POST has gathered that it took the
intervention of friends and family for the ousted First
Lady to have agreed to follow her husband to the dinner.
Her reason, according to a presidency source was that
she may not be able to control her emotion as it’s painful
giving up power just after one term in office.
The source further disclosed that Mrs Jonathan broke
down in tears after the dinner last night and that could
have been responsible for her absence from Friday’s
inauguration as Mr. Jonathan may not want a repeat of
the Thursday-dinner episode.
Another presidency source has however debunked the
rumour that the former First Lady could not attend the
inauguration because she was emotionally down. The
source who pleaded not to be mentioned said ” Mama
Peace has an important event to attend in Otuoke, their
country home. You don’t expect her to attend the
inauguration when people are waiting for her arrival back
home. She is not aggrieved over anything and she is not
the only First lady who could not attend the inauguration.
Her attendance is highly insignificant. I don’t know why
you, press people are trying to make something out of
that.”
Full text of President Buhari’s inaugural speech
Meanwhile, Nigerians at different places have condemned
her absence, saying that even though she has the right to
stay away from any major event she is not directly
involved, her absence at the inauguration communicates
volume as to her grudge for the new administration of
President Buhari and his wife whom she said she would
work with and show direction.
Mrs Jonathan, unlike other wives of Nigerian leaders was
conspicuously absent from the inauguration of President
Muhammadu Buhari.
Many have said that Mrs Jonathan who was last seen
with her husband at the inauguration dinner which
heldThursday night had through her body language
showed her displeasure over her husband’s outster by
the current President as she never looked at the direction
of President Buhari who shared the same high-table with
her throughout the dinner.
However, DAILY POST has gathered that it took the
intervention of friends and family for the ousted First
Lady to have agreed to follow her husband to the dinner.
Her reason, according to a presidency source was that
she may not be able to control her emotion as it’s painful
giving up power just after one term in office.
The source further disclosed that Mrs Jonathan broke
down in tears after the dinner last night and that could
have been responsible for her absence from Friday’s
inauguration as Mr. Jonathan may not want a repeat of
the Thursday-dinner episode.
Another presidency source has however debunked the
rumour that the former First Lady could not attend the
inauguration because she was emotionally down. The
source who pleaded not to be mentioned said ” Mama
Peace has an important event to attend in Otuoke, their
country home. You don’t expect her to attend the
inauguration when people are waiting for her arrival back
home. She is not aggrieved over anything and she is not
the only First lady who could not attend the inauguration.
Her attendance is highly insignificant. I don’t know why
you, press people are trying to make something out of
that.”
Full text of President Buhari’s inaugural speech
Meanwhile, Nigerians at different places have condemned
her absence, saying that even though she has the right to
stay away from any major event she is not directly
involved, her absence at the inauguration communicates
volume as to her grudge for the new administration of
President Buhari and his wife whom she said she would
work with and show direction.
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