The chartered accountant who served as Minister of Solid Minerals and Minister of Education during the second-term presidency of former President Olusegun Obasanjo tweeted some sweet words for her mother whom she said she idolized for bringing her and her siblings up to believe in themselves at all times.
BBOG coordinator celebrates mother at 75
Co-founded of the Bring Back Our Girls is celebrating her mother after she turned 75-years-old today in grand style.
Oby Ezekwesili celebrates mother as she turns 75 today
The co-founder of Transparency International who served as one of the pioneer directors of the global anti-corruption body based in Berlin, Germany, has been at logger heads with the Federal Government following the abduction of more than 200 female students of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State in 2014.
She and her group have been in the forefront of pressurizing the government to expedite action to rescue the girls many of whom are still in the captivity of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents.
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Oby Ezekwesili's mother at 75
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See the tweets here.
"She's my Mom. She's 75 today. God shall surely, by His mercy, and favour, keep you to a ripe 100 years in Jesus name.
"Here is my beautiful 75-year-old mom rocking praises to our Lord, her God, this morning. Isn't she lovely?"
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"Our mothers are the true heroines of our lives. Hardly any mom that does NOT give their ALL to MAKE THEIR CHILDREN GREATER. Mine DOES DAILY."
"My beloved Mom taught us the WAY OF THE LORD from childhood. At 75, she gives herself to daily prayers unto God, crying for even strangers."
"My DEAREST Mom DARED to dream that her daughter could be greater than her & gave her ALL to make it so. Happy 75th Birthday, my AWESOME MOM!"
"My mother is 75 years today. I am so happy for her. What a life of perpetual SACRIFICE. She has lived to give me & many others the BEST."
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"She was my dad's 'Jewel of Inestimable Value' all his life until he died. A Proverbs 31 woman. #HappyBirthdayMom"
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