President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on the loss of her mother, Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, a retired teacher and businesswoman, aged 90.
Buhari, in a statement by presidential spokesman Femi Adesina, equally sends words of comfort to the other children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the departed, who was known as ‘Kind Teacher’ in the early part of her professional life.
He recalls that Alhaja Erogbogbo was a well-rounded Nigerian, born in Kano, schooled in Lagos, and later taught in Kano, Lagos and Jos, where she impacted positively on the lives of students who passed through her tutelage, hence the sobriquet, ‘Kind Teacher.’
President Buhari prays that the soul of Mama Erogbogbo will rest well, and that God will comfort all those she left behind.
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Buhari celebrates Erogbogbo, Dabiri-Erewa’s mum at 90
Buhari celebrates Erogbogbo, Dabiri-Erewa’s Mum at 90
Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, a retired teacher and businesswoman on her 90th birthday.
Erogbogbo is the mother of the Chairman of Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the president described the woman, who was known as ‘Kind Teacher’ in the early part of her professional life as a well-rounded Nigerian.
He said he joins the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to felicitate with them to celebrate the matriarch of the family.
‘Mama Erogbogbo was born in Kano in 1930, schooled in Lagos, and later taught in Kano, Lagos and Jos, where she impacted positively on the lives of students who passed through her tutelage, hence the sobriquet, “Kind Teacher”.’
‘President Buhari salutes Mama Erogbogbo and wishes her sound mind and good health, even as she is celebrated at 90 by all those whose lives she had touched positively.
The deceased was devout member of Ansar Ud Deen Ladies Society.
