“She prayed to God to take her but God refused” – Bovi celebrates his grandmother at 81 as he recounts the tragedies she has suffered

Ace comedian, Abovi Ugboma popularly known as Bovi has taken to social media to celebrate his maternal grandmother as she turns 81 today, July 27th.

Bovi in his heartfelt birthday message to his grandma, Joanna Ugboma, narrated how she prayed to God to take her life after losing three out of her 9 children, but God spared her life.

Narrating the ordeal his grandma went through while sharing beautiful photos of his 81-year-old agile grandma, Bob wrote,

“This is Joanna. She’s 81 years old today. She had 9 children; one daughter, who was her first seed, and eight sons to follow! She tragically lost three of her children; cut short in their prime. The first happened on July 4, 2006. It was the assassin’s gun. In Jos! He was a lawyer. Then She lost her last-born child on august 23rd, 2008 in an accident. He was a lawyer too. Then she lost her firstborn child and only daughter on January 25th, 2016. She had a heart attack. Her daughter was my mother, Dr Meg Ugboma!

Joanna withdrew completely from public life. She prayed to God to take her. But God refused. He refused because she still has 6 powerful sons, several grandchildren and a good number of great-grandchildren. With her smile and jokes, she still lights up our world! She speaks and understands four Nigerian languages.

“Her name is Joanna. She is my grandmother. My hero! I’m her first grandchild. And she’s the strongest woman I know.

footnote: I missed her 80th birthday last year because I had COVID. The first picture was taken day before yesterday (Sunday). She’s still strong and charming!”

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