The Nigerian First Lady Patience Jonathan says she never ever
thought in her life that she will ever be the First Lady of Nigeria. The First Lady
said this at the thanksgiving and farewell service organised by the
Aso Villa Chapel for her and her husband, President Jonathan yesterday
May 17th. Mrs Jonathan revealed how she survived 12
major operations in the one month. She expressed gratitude to God that
she and her husband were leaving the villa alive. Read what she said after the cut...
"I
really thank God for keeping me alive. He is a miraculous God. God is
so wonderful in my life, because people prophesied that one of us will
not go back (leave the villa alive). But God has made it possible… two
of us are going back healthy. I
never thought in my life that I will be First Lady. I never dreamt of
being wife of a deputy governor because my husband was not a politician.
But God made it possible and God lifted us up from deputy governor and
here we are. We
should be grateful to God for what he has done. To me and my family, we
praise God. To our followers, today it might not be too good but I want
them to be grateful to God because you have followed us for a long time
from deputy governor, governor, vice-president, president. You
know this position is not for life. There is no permanent thing, so I
want you to take it in good faith, that it is the will of God and you
should be praising God. God is really wonderful. That is for the
political side. To
my own real life, I thank God for keeping me alive today. God is so
wonderful. Just two years ago, I went through operations upon
operations. Within one month, I passed through 12 operations. Some
people said ‘she is dead’ but God resurrected me. God
told me ‘my daughter go back I will give you second chance, go and
finish your work’. “And today if my husband lost this election I believe
God has made me finish the work. This
year, my husband was campaigning. That campaigning time was a trial for
me. Satan came in again and those that know the former president and
his wife, her corpse was carried out of this place. We thank God that I
and my husband are going alive.
Thank
God today we are parting with life and not with death. Our doors are
open. This campaign period, devil struck and came in again. In pains I
was rushed to the hospital in January and the doctors told me ‘mama you
have to go for major big operation now now. The campaign was still going
on and I wondered how we were going to explain to Nigerians. You know
even when you go for check-up, they will be writing in papers saying all
sorts of things. I said I and my family have to handover. My husband
will continue with his campaign crowd until the last day. That was how I
went in for the first major operation in January ending. And by God’s
grace I went for the operation and came out and it was from that
operation that I went to the campaign ground. And they told me mama,
there is another bigger operation that you have to go in for. But that
this one would not be in this hospital; it is too small for this type of
operation. You have to go to a bigger hospital. I said I will go; I
have faith in God and that my God will see me through. He has brought me
out for a purpose. I called my pastor to continue praying for me. They
want me to be a sacrifice, but I will never be. Then, I went to the
bigger hospital. I booked for the operation and I was asked to go for
the campaign. They gave me a new date. I had paid for everything
remaining just to enter the theatre and the thing occurred to the
hospital to check me again. By then, my husband had lost the election. I
have packed out of Villa, we are about going. Behold! I went to four
hospitals again (for screening) and the thing vanished. My doctors were
surprised they didn’t think that could happen.” she said
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