Patience Jonathan Honoured With Doctorate Degree In South Korea

Nigeria’s first Lady, Patience Jonathan pose
for pictures with President of Hansei
University, Sung-Hae Kim
Wife of Nigeria’s president, Patience
Jonathan, on Thursday added one more
Honorary Doctorate degree to her gallery
after a South Korean University honoured
her.
It is Mrs. Jonathan’s fourth doctorate since
becoming Nigeria’s First Lady.
The awarding institution, Hansei University,
said they honoured Mrs. Jonathan because
she had worked “hard for many good
causes.”
“She’s a humanitarian who has dedicated
her life to working for the less privileged in
Nigeria and Africa especially for women
and children,” president and Chancellor of
Hansei University, Sung-Hae Kim said.
”Her vision as the defender of the poor in
Nigeria fits into Hansei University’s motto
of a practising Christian. Now she’s part of
our community,” Prof. Kim added.
The university also said it chose her for the
degree because of her dedication to prayer.
”I was surprised that she travelled here for
the Church Growth International
conference years back to pray for Nigeria.
For her selfless work, Hansei University
confers this degree on her,” Yonggi Cho,
co-founder of the Hansei University.
“I was just doing my own thing not knowing
that in far away Asia everything was being
noted. I want to assure you all that with
God’s help I will do more,” Mrs. Jonathan
said, thanking the Koreans.
”My grandma used to say: `Whatever little
you have, share; If you have a thousand
and you can’t share, you won’t share a
million if you have’.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that
the ceremony was attended by wives of the
governors of Benue and Ebonyi, wives of
the Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of
Naval Staff, among other dignitaries.