tpiah*:

she's already at basic level- just needs a little polishing up.

anyone without a hearing problem should be able to understand that particular video.


like many of our teachers didnt sound the same way?

kosoro:

Well, to you, she may not be communicating. To me, she does - clearly. Case closed.

manny4life:

Case closed for you, did I say it was closed for me,

cap28:

to be honest they suit each other -show me a man's wife and i will tell you who he is - "witch doctor" Goodluck Jonathan and "Dame" (i couldnt string a grammatical sentence in english together even if my life depended on it) Patience Jonathan  are the perfect couple - two underacheiving dullards - i weep for our nation.

YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL UNDERACHIEVING AND YOU ARE INSULTING AND WEEPING FOR THE NATION  

kosoro:

Rora e man yi! You don't understand case closed? i mean "kosoro".

angrynaija:

if you listen beyond the accent, i think she did well. after all the chinese or russian presidents wouldn't dare deliver a speech in english. i'm not even sure they can speak the language.

k4kenny:

why do people keep comparing madam Pat to chinese and russians? English is not their official language over there, am sure the chinese and russian presidents/ first ladies are quite fluent in their respective official languages.
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MaMoyo:

I think her reading ability can only be excused she did not use English in her studies. If she was invited to speak at a University or school what kind of example would she be setting? I am sure the Nigerian can spare enough money to polish her public speaking abilities. It may be a bit unfair to compare her to Michelle Obama, but I just looked up a video of Graca Machel and even though she has an accent her speech was very well delivered and she wasn't just reading. Anyone who took public speaking in primary, high school or colleges knows that you just can't stand at the podiumand start reading. Like someone already said, we have to start expecting more from our leaders--first ladies included.

tensor777:

Because surprising as it may sound to you Queen's English is not actually very widely spoken in Nigeria outside very formal occasions.

manny4life:

When we compared her to Mrs. Obama, perhaps you should take a look at how it was compared and quit jumping into conclusions. We compared apples for apples; Mrs Jonathan is a president's wife so is Mrs. Obama, both have individual campaigns, Mrs. Jonathan is women initiative while Mrs. Obama is children welfare. Both chose to and were not forced nor percieved to assume leadership roles but they did, so why would any wanna deliver short? Attorney or not, Mrs. Jonathan has resources at her disposal, perhaps way better than Mrs. Obama to achieve a standard reading skills but NO she prefers to dumb it all up and expect the public to have pity on her sorry , go figure.

jason2010:

Can somebody say, "SPEECH TUTOR"

redsun:

Beaf,are u still searching d heavens for solutions to naija problems? when d answers are as simple as responsibility,accoutability,dedication and discipline in leadership,tribe,religion,sex and sexual orientation not withstanding

tensor777:

Just die this your argument. It was YOU and the OP that came up with this Michelle Obama comparison stating that she is an example of a first lady that delivers good speeches.
What I said it is an entirely irrelevant oranges and bananas comparison as the background of the respective first ladies is very very different.
In any case, my own view is that her reading ability is adequate and that she would improve with greater practice. That is all.

Meanwhile it is still nonsensical to compare her speeches with that of a American trained lawyer or even more stupidly to that of a well acccomplished linguist like Graca Machel that speaks, writes and reads 5 European languages fluently! Honestly what is it with all these baseless comparisons

tensor777:

Just imagine the comparisons you are coming up with!!!. Graca Machel is in fact a highly trained linguist and ex minister of education in Mozambique. She is much more than the 3rd wife of Nelson Mandela!

Born in rural Incadine, Gaza Province, Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa), she attended Methodist mission schools before gaining a scholarship to attend University of Lisbon in Portugal, where she first became involved in independence issues. In that university, she earned a scholarship from Romance Languages. She is fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and English, as well as her native Tsonga. She returned to Mozambique in 1973, joined the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) and became a schoolteacher.

The point is that public speaking is an art and perfection only comes with extensive practice.
It has very little to do with reading in front of the class in high school!

The reason I compared her with Graca is because Graca's first language is not English and it seems most people arguing for Patience insist it's because her first language is not English. Graca's first language is not English, the official language of Mozambique is Portuguese and most of her schooling would have been in Poruguese (attended university in Portugal even though she studied languages). I concede that my comparison may still be unfair since Graca was a first lady twice (Mozambique then South Africa) but still think it's better than the comparison to Michelle whose first language is English.
I don't know about the remark that "public speaking is not about sitting in front of the classroom" (or something to that effect). I know that public speaking speaking doesn't come naturally to most people which is why are suggested that the government should have funds to get her the assistance she needs (assuming that she is willing to get help). I've seen school children give better speeches in public, it just takes practice which it seems the first lady lacks.