15 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT PATIENCE JONATHAN

1- She is older than President Goodluck Jonathan . Okay , calm down , not what you are thinking.
She was born in Port Harcourt on the 25th October 1957 while the don himself was born on
20th November, 1957. Ok , just like a month .
2. She holds a National Certificate of Education ( NCE) in Mathematics & Biology from the Rivers
State College of Education and later bagged a degree from University of Port Harcourt
(UNIPORT ) in Biology & Psychology. She passed WASSCE in 1980 , long before many of her
haters were born. Ok , no lele . Let ’s ride on.
3. Although she started out as a teacher at Stella Maris College in Port Harcourt ( HajMari ,
where are you o?) , she later veered briefly into the banking sector , establishing Akpo
Community Bank in 1997 , the first of its kind in Port Harcourt , and later served as the
Marketing Manager of Imieto Community Bank.
4. According to Baridah Job Karabah , a former houseboy , her nickname back in the days was
‘Mama Ice Cream ’ ( and that of the President was simply ‘ Oga Joe ’ ). Ice cream ke? Yes , and
that was because she used to cool (abi na freeze … lol ) ice cream in her large deep freezers.
The ice cream is then later distributed for sale . He says business was ‘booming ’ for her then .
President Jonathan was at that time , a senior lecturer at the Rivers State College of Education.
And yes, she had a poultry too at the same time . Quite industrious I’d say.
5. In September 2012 , she was awarded a honorary degree by the Delta State University, Abraka
despite the fact that she was not in the country at that time . She was said to have gone to
Germany but she denied going there for any treatment . Worefa .
6. She hails from Oba - Ama Community in Okrika, a port town in Rivers State . It is known as a
base for the sale of second - hand clothes, and the name Okrika for those of us very familiar
with ‘Bend Down Select’ and ‘Tokunbo ’ clothes is an attestation to that . Omo, I can never
forget the delightful smell of Okrika clothes… lol ! The belief then, and even maybe now is that
they are even better than ‘original ’ and brand new clothes . Next!
7. Her maiden name is OBA. As in, she was once Miss Patience Oba .
8. Miss Oba later met her lecturer while she was a student at the Rivers State College of
Education (now Rivers State University of Education, Rumuolumeni ) . Her lecturer then was with
the Department of Biological Sciences (he taught her biology , oh , I love that course die ! Don’t
ask me why!) , and one thing led to the other , they both fell in love . Today, the rest is history
and that Mr . Lecturer of yesterday now rules the most populous black nation on earth. You
still don ’t know him ? Go get yourself a black fedora hat ! Hear her :
”We first met at the Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt where I was a student . He
was my Biology lecturer .Later; he left for university of Port Harcourt to pursue his PhD.
We met again at the University of Port Harcourt when I went for undergraduate degree. That
was where our relationship began. He took interest in me because I was a brilliant and smart
student .
It was love at first sight on his part . But it never crossed my mind that it would lead to a
serious relationship . My first impression of him was ‘this tall , dark , hansome young man ”.
Further interaction with him also revealed that he came from a good Christian home just like I
did . His humble and gentle disposition caught my attention and most importantly , his
intelligence.”
9. She says she still cooks for her husband and even goes to Utako Market ( Abuja people, wey
una dey?) to buy ingredients for soup. O ga ju !
10. Her hobbies? You bet ! Reading , writing , travelling and oh yeah, swimming!
11. She holds many traditional titles, some of which are:
- Odadigba of Otuoke Kingdom, meaning the Ladder of Success.
- Unume Wheshi Ekpeye 1 of Ekpeye Kingdom in Rivers State.
- Yeye Obateru of Owu Kingdom, Ogun State, means the Wife of He Who Shares the King’s
Burden .
- Yeye Ohun Orun of the Source of Ife Kingdom, Osun State, meaning the Wife of the Voice of
the Heavens.
- Ada Di Oha Mma of Ukpo Kingdom ( Daughter of the People of Ukpo) . Okay , I think that is
enough for now . Nigerians and titles sha .
12. She bears the title ‘Dame ’ as she was honoured with the Knighthood of the Anglican
Church .
13. Her marriage with the President is blessed with two children : a cheeky boy , Ariwera
Adolphus Jonathan and a beautiful girl, Aruabi Jonathan . Click the link below to see all
pictures .
14. Like others before her , she also has a non - governmental organization , named the A . Aruera
Reachout Foundation and is said to focus on the needy , the poor and the destitute, with
particular emphasis on women and children . According to the Foundation, it has trained over
2, 000 women in the last eight years . Some of the things her Foundation also did was to foot
the N 1.8 million naira bill for an operation in India for a girl with a hole in the heart ( septal
defect) and Jubril Mohammed Hussein , a 9- year - old boy who was also flown out for treatment
for his heart disease . Zainab Musa Garba , a twin , was diagnosed with a heart condition and
needed N 3 million naira for treatment, the Dame also footed her bills . Zainab’s mother teaches
at the Federal Government College , Maiduguri while the dad is a retired civil servant . That’s a
good one or what do you think? Same goes for Tobi Peters , an 11- year - old boy , three- month -
old Peculiar Owodu and others (now over 30 kids ). You can watch the video here : http :/ /
www.youtube .com / watch ? feature ...& v= ADN 7iGqzb 6s
Well, I had to point that out because Nigerians seem to be carried away by her speeches as if
we are all professors of English ourselves . By the way, I am assuming that her Foundation
derived its name from her two kids : ARU - abi and Ariw- ERA. At any rate , it’ s an assumption.
15. She is currently engaged in a tussle with the former First Lady , Turai Yar’adua over a plot
of land in the Federal Capital Territory . That’s what I call the vanity of power and inanity of
authority. By the way, I promise to tell you the meaning of her middle name ‘Faka’ once I get
it. I’ve been trying to , but nothing yet .