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Oby Ezekwesili loses mother

Afnews Editor

Jun 22, 2020

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has lost her mother, Mrs. Cecilia Nwayiaka Ujubuonu.

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Ezekwesili made the announcement on Monday, in a statement through her spokesman, Ozioma Ubabukoh.

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Ujubuonu, born April 18, 1942, died in the late hours of Sunday, June 21, 2020. She was aged 78.

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A native of Ndodolu Village, Umunuko, Ukpor, in Nnewi South LG of Anambra State, she was widowed after the death of her husband, Benjamin Ujubuonu, in 1988.

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"The retired businesswoman devoted her life to her children, grandchildren, the church and service to humanity," it read.

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"She died in the arms and home of her daughter, Ezekwesili, in Abuja on Sunday night from cancer."

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Ujubuonu, until her death, was a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

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