A few years ago, when her husband held sway as Nigeria’s president, Lagos would have heaved and creaked, and bowed and bobbed at the regal but rambunctious presence of Patience Jonathan last Saturday when preeminent business tycoon, Bola Shagaya, celebrated her 60th birthday. Every Nigerian worth their name and face was at the Eko Hotel, Victoria Island venue of the jaw-dropping, gasp-inducing party. From serving to former governors and ministers, royals and aristocrats, political stalwarts and stakeholders, industrialists and entrepreneurs, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, they were all there in their resplendence. Society women and flower girls and entertainers were no less represented but one woman’s absence stood out like a sore thumb; Mrs Patience Jonathan.
For those who know the relationship between Shagaya and the former First Lady, eyebrows and posers were consistently raised, so much that every time there was a rustle in…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
