A new twist emerged last
night over the ‘continuous incarceration’ of the First Lady, Dame Patience
Jonathan in Germany. National Mirror reliably learnt last night that the First
Lady might not be suffering from either food poising or ruptured appendicitis
as widely claimed after all. The Presidency source said that “the wife of the
President might have gone for full body work that included tummy tuck in
Germany.”
night over the ‘continuous incarceration’ of the First Lady, Dame Patience
Jonathan in Germany. National Mirror reliably learnt last night that the First
Lady might not be suffering from either food poising or ruptured appendicitis
as widely claimed after all. The Presidency source said that “the wife of the
President might have gone for full body work that included tummy tuck in
Germany.”
Abdominoplasty or “tummy tuck”,
according to Wikipedia, is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to make the
abdomen more firm.
according to Wikipedia, is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to make the
abdomen more firm.
The surgery involves the
removal of excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen in order to
tighten the muscle and fascia of the abdominal wall.
removal of excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen in order to
tighten the muscle and fascia of the abdominal wall.
This type of surgery is usually
sought by patients with loose tissues after pregnancy or individuals with
sagging after major weight loss.
sought by patients with loose tissues after pregnancy or individuals with
sagging after major weight loss.
A wife of a former president
underwent similar medical treatment a few years ago.
underwent similar medical treatment a few years ago.
The President is said to have
been informed about the new twist and may have given his nod for a socialite
and wife of a retired top military officer, who is a close confidant of the
First Lady, to be questioned.
been informed about the new twist and may have given his nod for a socialite
and wife of a retired top military officer, who is a close confidant of the
First Lady, to be questioned.
A source in the Presidency said
the socialite woman, who is a confidant of Mrs. Jonathan, might be questioned
over her role in the medical state of the First Lady.
the socialite woman, who is a confidant of Mrs. Jonathan, might be questioned
over her role in the medical state of the First Lady.
“Mr. President is worried about
the role of a friend of his wife in the whole health saga. The woman knows so
much and she may be questioned on her role and involvement in the health status
of the First Lady,” a source said.
the role of a friend of his wife in the whole health saga. The woman knows so
much and she may be questioned on her role and involvement in the health status
of the First Lady,” a source said.
The First Lady is currently
recuperating in a German hospital, Horst Schmidt Klinik, in Wiesbaden.
recuperating in a German hospital, Horst Schmidt Klinik, in Wiesbaden.
The late President Umaru Musa
Yar’Adua was treated for kidney ailment at the same hospital before he
eventually died.
Yar’Adua was treated for kidney ailment at the same hospital before he
eventually died.
“All I can tell you is that
Mrs. Jonathan undergone surgery and he is in a stable condition. She is out of
medical danger,” a Presidency source told National Mirror yesterday.
Mrs. Jonathan undergone surgery and he is in a stable condition. She is out of
medical danger,” a Presidency source told National Mirror yesterday.
The Presidency still kept mum
on the nature of Mrs. Jonathan’s ill-health and whereabouts.
on the nature of Mrs. Jonathan’s ill-health and whereabouts.