A former presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili, has lost her mother, Cecilia Ujubuonu, to cancer.
A statement on Monday evening by her spokesperson and publicist, Ozioma Ubabukoh, said Mama Ujubuonu died late Sunday aged 78.
A native of Ndodolu Village, Umunuko, Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Ezekwesili’s mum was widowed following 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, church and service to humanity.
Ujubuonu, who was a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, died in the arms and home of her daughter, Ezekwesili, in Abuja.
