President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his warm felicitations to Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo; mother of Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), as she turned 90 on June 7, 2020.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity; Femi Adesina, the President also felicitated with the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the woman, who was known as ‘Kind Teacher’ in the early part of her professional life.
A retired teacher and businesswoman, President Buhari described her as a well-rounded Nigerian. “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 saluted 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.”
A devout member of Ansar Ud Deen Ladies Society, the President commends the piousness of Mama Erogbogbo to the younger generation.