“No one in your life will ever love you as your mother does. There is no love as pure and strong as a mother’s love.”
It is definitely an understatement to say that all that Orange Drugs’ Tony Ezenna has achieved today can be attributed to his mother, Ezinne Comfort Ezenna.
Ezinne loved her children, and she did everything to make them better people. A look into her eyes will convince you that her love for her children is the purest love you can find on planet earth.
Despite her limited education, she was able to inculcate discipline and an enterprising spirit in the lives of her children. Even after the death of her husband, Sir Ernest Ezenna (Chairman, Eastern Industrial Chemist), 40 years ago, she proved that she was a woman of valour who overcame vicissitudes and obfuscations to singlehandedly train and mould them into what they are today.
The business mogul and his siblings inherited her dexterity, entrepreneurial spirit, sound moral and Christian values. Little wonder the businessman is now in a pensive mood with the passing of his dear mother and the matriarch of the Ezenna family. As revealed, the woman fondly called Ada Jesus died on Saturday, November 9, 2025.
Though death is a necessary end, her death at the age of 88 was still hugely shocking to the entire family. But they quickly took solace in the fact that the loving mother lived a fulfilled life.
She was described as a good Christian who followed and worshipped God with all the resources bestowed on her. Her service to the poor and needy is legendary and shall never be forgotten.
A source revealed that until her death, her heart beat for the poor, a selfless giver, a lover of education, an unassuming philanthropist and a devout Catholic who gave out to the downtrodden ceaselessly.
She was a great source of support and hope for indigent members of society. Some of her profound works include establishing tuition-free Primary and Nursery schools, where many pupils received free education.
It was hinted that she will be buried at her husband’s country home, Owerre-Akokwa, Ideato North LGA, Imo State, on January 15, 2026.
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