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" THE MATRIARCH & HER GRANDCHILDREN"

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FRACTURED FAMILY           " THE MATRIARCH & HER                     GRANDCHILDREN " The matriarch dedicated her life not only to the welfare, success, development and growth of her own children, but also to that of her own grandchildren. In her words, " Before they were  even born, I have already made the decision that they would be beneficiaries of part of my legacies ". So, she wove a very close-knit with all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren with thread of love and care, so much so that she preferred them to oversee her burial when she kicks the bucket. But this preference of hers came not without resentment from her daughter, Lady Eberechukwu Azuaru  of all persons who felt slighted by her choice. In one of our telephone conversations, she painfully and sorrowfully complained, " Mama slapped me in the face" "Auntie how do you mean?" She replied,  "Mama said her g...