Dorothy Ihedioha, the mother of Emeka Ihedioha’s, a former governor of Imo State, is dead.
The death was disclosed by Mr. Ihedioha on his Facebook timeline on Friday.
“After a fruitful and eventful life of God’s abundant mercies and grace, our mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Dame Dorothy Nsonma Ihedioha (Nee Okereke) (has) gloriously transited to eternity,” he wrote.
The former governor said the matriarch died on Thursday in Abuja at the age of 90.
“While we thank friends and well wishers who identified with us, particularly during our mother’s last days, we enjoin you to remember the family in your prayers,” he added.
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He stated that the funeral plans for the deceased would be announced by the family in due course.
Biography Of Late Dorathy Ihedioha
The late Mrs. Dorathy was a member of the Okereke royal family.
Also, she was born in Imo State’s Ngor Okpala Local Government Area.
At the age of 20, she got married to Mr. Bernard Ihedioha, who passed away in 1995.
The matriarch gave birth to 13 children, including the former governor of the state,
Sadly, five of them died later.
The elderly woman worked as a teacher at Central Primary School in Mbutu, a town in the state’s Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area.
Also, she was a holder of both Standard Six and Teachers’ Grade II Certificates.
