Buhari congratulates matriarch of Elumelu family at 90

[File] President Muhammadu Buhari. PHOTO/TWITTER/APCng

President Buhari in a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity yesterday joined family and friends of the mother of five, including Chairman of Heirs Foundation, Tony Elumelu, in celebrating the milestone.

The President commended her, fondly called Mama, for her strength of character and entrepreneurial spirit in raising a strong and healthy family, and her advocacy for good education and investment skills for children and women particularly in the country.

President Buhari said Mama’s life story of succeeding against the odds of early widowhood serves as an inspiration to many, while her virtues of the fear of God, discipline, integrity, dedication and hard work will continue to resonate among the communities of the less privileged that she supports and regularly encourages.