Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has ruled out the possibility of returning to Aso Rock.
Jonathan lived in the Presidential Villa between 2007 and 2015 when her husband served as first the vice president and subsequently the president.
She succeeded Turai Yar’Adua as the First Lady after the latter’s husband, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, died in office in 2010.
During her stint in the office, she was quite outspoken, especially on matters related to women affairs.
She became a national sensation after a video of her interrogating some officials of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State went viral after the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in 2014.
Since her exit in 2015, Patience has returned to her private life.
Speaking recently at an event, the former First Lady recalled the challenges associated with living in Aso Rock.
She expressed her desire to never want to return to the seat of power if offered the opportunity, noting that she has grown younger since she left the office.
“Because to me, if you call me now for Villa I won’t go there. I won’t go there. Don’t you see how young I am? Because the stress is so much. The stress of Nigeria is so much. If God manages to bring you out of it you should glorify God and thank God for the Lord’s doing because it’s marvellous in His eyes.
“He has taken you there once and you want to go there again? Me I won’t go o. I need peace. I need your love. I want to share love with you. May God bless us o,” Jonathan said.
