Oby Ezekwesili Loses Mother

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Cecilia Nwayiaka Ujubuonu, mother of Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former minister of education, is dead. She died on Monday at 78.

A statement Ozioma Ubabukoh, spokesman of Ezekwesili, said she died of cancer in the late hours of Sunday in Abuja.

“A native of Ndodolu village, Umunuko, Ukpor, in Nnewi south local government area, 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.
“She died in the arms and home of her daughter, Ezekwesili, in Abuja on Sunday night from cancer.
“Until her death, she was a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).”

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