Unknown to most Nigerians, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has
another wife, aside from the First Lady, Dame Patience Ibifaka (née
Oba).
The existence of his second wife, Mrs. Lott Jonathan, popularly
called Mrs. Lott J, is one major aspect of GEJ’s family life, which is
consciously being kept out of the awareness of most Nigerians. Lott J is
not just President Jonathan’s second wife, she is also the mother of
his children—two boys.
A Law graduate of Rivers State University of Science and Technology
(RSUST), Lott J is the daughter of Chief F.D. Lott, renowned lawyer and
former Attorney-General of Bayelsa State. She is the cousin of Dezieni
Allison-Madueke, the controversy-inclined Minister of Petroleum, and the
two are as close as blood sisters can be. Lott J’s father is a member
of the Governing Council of Niger Delta University, Bayelsa.
Sources disclosed that Lott J has been married to the President even
before he made his foray into politics. It was gathered that after
Jonathan became the Deputy-Governor of Bayelsa State, Lott J tried to
muscle her way into his heart, by using her two sons as a bargaining
chips to tie his hand. However, she met a resistance in a fiery
Patience, who foiled all her attempts. By the time Jonathan became the
governor of Bayelsa State, he decided to relocate his second wife and
two sons to the United States of America.
Shortly after Jonathan became President, Lott J came back to Nigeria with her two sons, and made Abuja her place of abode.
Lott J lives in one of the most highbrow areas in Maitama Street. Her
husband is said to pay her a visit every Sunday. Described as a very
easy-going and self-effacing lady, Lott J owns and runs a private
school, Aduvie Montessori International. It is situated off Blantyre
Street in Maitama and it is rated as one of the best in FCT Abuja.
Source: The Elites