By Ifeyinwa Ogwo
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, joined the family and friends of the Ekwueme family to celebrate Chief Mrs Ifeoma Ekwueme at her 70th birthday anniversary in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area, today November 14, describing her as “a jewel of a human being and a gift to Anambra and the Igbo people.
“We have come to celebrate you because you are worthy to be celebrated every day.”
He described her as a woman with a heart for humanity who stands for everyone. “Today, I am pretty sure, and I pray that all will also stand for you.”
He prayed that she would live to 140 years in good health, adding 20 years due to advancement in technology to the 120 years the Lord Almighty promised mankind in Genesis 6:3. “Continue to be good and of service to humanity,” he said.
Governor Soludo encouraged everyone to join the moving train at the centre to attract good things to the state. “Ndi Igbo thought it wise to vote for Shagari and Ekwueme, the moving train, for a second term at that time, and we were rewarded with lots of road infrastructure, the construction of Federal Oko Polytechnic and other projects. Now, the time has come for us to join the moving train for our own benefit,” he said.
Present at the event include the Commissioner for Works, Arc. Okey Ezeobi.
Ifeyinwa Ogwo is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
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