To Obiano and Bianca at 61 & 51 Respectively
The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, turned 61 on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. He had made history on November 18, 2017 when he was re-elected for a second term in office. He won in all the 21 local governments in the state including the local governments of his opponents in an election adjudged as one of the freest and fairest ever in the country. This victory was not just handed over to him on a platter by the very discerning Anambra people. It was actually a reward for his superlative performance during his first term. He has started his second term on a very high pitch and from all indications he is determined to dwarf the stellar performance of his first term. One thing that makes the difference between him and others is that he comes with a vision and a road map. Government under him is very serious business and must conform to an alreadyagreed strategic plan. He is clear on the destination of the various pillars supported by the enablers. Like the saying goes, “If you do not know where you are going, any way takes you there”. This is one governor that sure knows where he is going and knows the way that will take him there. We salute Governor Obiano at 61 and wish him greater success in his assignment.
The quintessential Queen Mother and the matriarch of the Ikemba family, Chief Mrs Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu née Onoh, turned 51 on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Bianca who was Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain and Ghana and before then, Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora Affairs, can be described with the three Bs. She is bold, beautiful and brilliant. It is a combination that hardly occurs in one individual, except for Bianca and another lady who is Bianca’s look alike. Her name is Mrs. Priscilla Otti, but hers is a story for another day. Mrs. Ojukwu, in her younger days won the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant. She was also Miss Africa and the first African to win Miss Intercontinental. Bianca is a lawyer by training, having studied law at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has a post graduate degree in International Relations and Diplomacy.
Achalugo, as some of us call her, got married to Ikemba Nnewi on November 12, 1994 and the union is blessed with three lovely children. She lost Ezeigbo, her husband in 2011 and has since then dedicated her life to training and looking after the children, and serving society through her political and philanthropic activities. She is a prominent member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Party. She is a great asset to the country and community and we felicitate with her on her 51st birthday and wish her happiness, long life