President Jonathan Flown To Germany For Alleged Medical Check Up
According to LEADERSHIP, President Goodluck Jonathan travel to Germany was not for a private visit but was for emergency health issues and he left to Germany to seek medical care.
As of the time of press release, every effort to get a statement from his spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati were not answered. Also, the senior special assistant to the president on public affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, did not answer his phone calls or his emails.
The Presidency had left for Germany after the closing ceremony of the National Conference.
However, the presidential aide replied on August 25, 2014, Sunday.
Related: Jonathan Is Not Sick – Presidency
Abati shared photos of President Jonathan and his team watching Nigeria vs Germany final match at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada. The aide also emphasised that the leader of the country is 'hale and hearty'.
President Jonathan was supposed to host members just-concluded National Conference to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, but the programme was cancelled at the dying minute.
An important source close to the Presidency told Leadership that despite expectations that the president would return soon from his unexpected trip, it was not likely as his health situation was not too good.
The source also said that Presidential Villa yesterday there was an uneasy calm and anxiety over the state of the Presidents health.
Rumours have been going around that the president was ill before his trip to Washington, DC, United States, where he attended the 2014 US-Africa Summit early this month.
Source: Legit.ng
