Mrs Patience Jonathan, wife of Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed the difficulties she bore to earn a Doctor of Philosophy.
The former first lady recently earned a PhD in Psychology, Guidance and Counselling from Ignatius Ajuru University of Education.
Speaking on Sunday at Streams of Joy International Church, Mrs Jonathan recounted her experience in the course of getting the honour.
The 59-year-old revealed that she didn’t have the learning capacity of her student colleagues and struggled to grasp what she was being taught.
“I would go to class and sit on the bench with my children.
“I was the ‘Mama’ among them, and I wasn’t ashamed.
“The teacher would be teaching, I would raise my hand and ask questions because the younger ones would understand immediately, but, as a ‘Mama’, I had to ask questions three times before I understood one thing,” Mrs Jonathan narrated.
She also told of how she almost abandoned the programme midway due to alleged high-handedness on the part of her supervisor.
“At times, my lecturer would get me angry and say, ‘Go and repeat this page.’
“Shey this man don’t know that I’m old.
“Very soon, I will leave this place and rest because what will I do with it? It’s just to keep the brain moving,” she said.
