First lady,
Dame Patience Jonathan, Sunday, said she died and woke up during the period
of her ailment which necessitated her absence from the country for almost
three months.
Dame Patience Jonathan, Sunday, said she died and woke up during the period
of her ailment which necessitated her absence from the country for almost
three months.
In a thanksgiving service at the state House
chapel in Abuja, the first lady said prayers offered by Nigerians
sustained her while some people who had taken her for dead had began selling
her properties.
chapel in Abuja, the first lady said prayers offered by Nigerians
sustained her while some people who had taken her for dead had began selling
her properties.
According to her, she underwent seven surgery
operations within one month and the doctors had given up hope on her survival.
operations within one month and the doctors had given up hope on her survival.
She said: “I remember when Chief Obasanjo
was the President of the country, I was close to his late wife, Stella. We
worshiped together in this chapel.
was the President of the country, I was close to his late wife, Stella. We
worshiped together in this chapel.
“It was a painful moment for me that time when
she died and her corpse was brought here.
she died and her corpse was brought here.
“That was how my corpse would have been brought
here. It was not an easy experience for me. I actually died, I passed out for
more than a week. My intestine and tummy were opened.
here. It was not an easy experience for me. I actually died, I passed out for
more than a week. My intestine and tummy were opened.
“I am not
Lazarus but my experience was similar to his. My doctors said all hope was
lost.
Lazarus but my experience was similar to his. My doctors said all hope was
lost.
“A black doctor in London who is with us in this
service was flown in when the situation became critical. It was God himself in
His infinite mercy that said I will return to Nigeria. God woke me up
after seven days.
service was flown in when the situation became critical. It was God himself in
His infinite mercy that said I will return to Nigeria. God woke me up
after seven days.
“I know that some people somehow leaked the
information that I was dead. They are people that I trust and rely
on; to them, I was dead and I would never return to the country alive. Some of
them even sold my things off.
information that I was dead. They are people that I trust and rely
on; to them, I was dead and I would never return to the country alive. Some of
them even sold my things off.
“I won’t say everything here. It is the Lord’s
doing that I returned alive. When God says yes, nobody can say no.
doing that I returned alive. When God says yes, nobody can say no.
“People are always afraid of operation (surgery)
but in my own case, while my travail lasted, I was begging for it (surgery)
after the third operation because I was going to the theatre everyday.
but in my own case, while my travail lasted, I was begging for it (surgery)
after the third operation because I was going to the theatre everyday.
“It was God who saw me through. I did eight or
nine operations within one month. It was not an easy one.
nine operations within one month. It was not an easy one.
Source: Vanguard
