Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has paid a solidarity visit to the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu yesterday at the State House, Abuja.
The Former First Lady thanked Senator Tinubu for how she has impacted the lives of Nigerian Women so far. She said it is imperative for her, as a Former President’s Wife to also support and encourage Senator Oluremi Tinubu on things that would move the nation forward.
Dame Patience Jonathan commended women’s groups for their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife and pleaded that they should maintain their support for the government in order to sustain the patriotic efforts so far taken by the government. You are one of the women that I looked forward to because you make Nigerian Women proud, I am here to encourage and support you because it is our country and must move forward.
I am with you, call me anytime, any day, I will work with you for the Country to move forward and to be better because it is our Country and we have no other place to go.
“When we talk about Presidency, we have come and left, it is your turn, we that left must support you to achieve what you are here for like we have achieved, so that Nigeria can move forward. “I use this opportunity to plead with the women of this Country to support this government because she carried us along when she was a governor’s wife, and now that she is the first lady, the sky is the limit. The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu had earlier commended Dame Patience Jonathan for her support and advice.
“We thank God that she is here on a Solidarity visit and for us to talk on how to move the nation forward. I appreciate her visit, her support, and all the tips she has always given, “the first lady said. Dame Patience Jonathan was the First Lady between 2010 and 2015 when her husband His Excellency Ebele Good Luck Jonathan, was President.