It has been reported that
former First Lady Patience Jonathan was stopped from using the VIP lounge of
the Port Harcourt International Airport, recently.
Nigerian Tribune made it known that Mrs Jonathan, who was in Port Harcourt for the
burial of her late Chief Security Officer (CSO), Tamuno Jacob Igbomie, who was
killed by unknown gunmen, was said to have been denied access to the VIP lounge,
commonly used by dignitaries. Staff members at the airport were said to have
denied her access to the lounge on 'orders from above'.
"Last Friday, July 17, the
former first lady arrived Port Harcourt International Airport and made for the
VIP lounge as had been the norm. However, she was practically locked out and
prevented