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Oby Ezekwesili Loses Mother

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Zainab Sanni

A former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has lost her mother, Mrs. Cecilia Nwayiaka Ujubuonu.

She was said to have died of cancer-related sickness in Abuja on Sunday night.

This was announced in a statement issued on Monday by Ezekwesili’s spokesperson, Ozioma Ubabukoh.

Until her death, Ujubuonu aged 78 was a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

She was a native 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.

Born on April 18, 1942, Ujubuonu, a retired businesswoman, devoted her life to her children, grandchildren, the church, and service to humanity.

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