To quicken the recovery of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan,
officials of Horst Schmidt Klinik, the German Hospital where she is
receiving medication, yesterday, barred visitors and some top Nigerian
officials, who went to see her from, doing so. An official of the hospital said that some top Nigerian officials,
including diplomats were barred from seeing Mrs Jonathan to enable her
have deserved rest to quicken her recovery.
Meanwhile, there were indications, yesterday, that the Presidency
might be forced to admit the nature of illness afflicting Dame Jonathan.Findings indicated that the Presidency was under pressure to own up
to the fact that the President’s wife was sick and had been admitted for
treatment in a German hospital. A competent source said that the Presidency might be compelled to
release the ‘true position’ of Mrs. Jonathan’s health condition to put
the records straight and end the deluge of fabricated stories trailing
her health condition and whereabouts.