Former President Jonathan loses elder sister

Madam Obebhatein Jonathan, elder sister to former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has passed on. She died on Thursday, January 11, 2024  at  the Federal Medical Centre,   Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, after a brief illness, at the age of seventy.

A statement by Jonathan’s media office, noted that the deceased popularly known as Amissi was a retired teacher, business woman, a loving mother and grandmother who lived a dedicated life of service to God and humanity.

She  was a devout  Christian, a virtuous woman and a role model to many  within and outside her community.

The statement also indicated that the burial has been scheduled for Tuesday 16th February, 2024, stressing that the details of the funeral rites would be announced by the family.

Madam  Obebhatein Jonathan is survived by three children, siblings, including His Excellency Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, and her mother Mama Eunice Afeni-Jonathan.

Ikechukwu Eze

Special Adviser to H.E. Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan