A former presidential candidate and Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has lost her mother, Mrs. Cecilia Nwayiaka Ujubuonu.
An official press statement, made available to the media on Monday by Ezekwesili’s Spokesperson and Publicist, Mr. Ozioma Ubabukoh, stated that Mrs. Ujubuonu died in the late hours of Sunday, June 21, 2020. She was aged 78.
An indigene of Ndodolu Village, Umunuko, Ukpor, in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, she was widowed after the death of her husband, Benjamin Ujubuonu, in 1988.
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Born on April 18, 1942, Ujubuonu, a retired businesswoman, devoted her life to her children, grandchildren, the church and service to humanity.
She died in the arms and home of her daughter, Ezekwesili, in Abuja on Sunday night from cancer.
However, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with a former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, over the death of her mother.
In a condolence message on Tuesday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, the president urged Mrs Ezekwesili, her family and associates of her mother to find strength in her good works.
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According to Buhari, Ujubuonu’s testimony of reverence for God and service to humanity will continue to resonate.
President Buhari also condoled the grandchildren of the late businesswoman and members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God over the loss.
“As the family mourns, the President prayed that the almighty God will comfort them. He also prayed that the departed soul be granted peaceful rest,” the statement read.
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Until her death, she was a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
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