An interesting fact about the storms of life is that once the storm is over, you forget the pains that went with getting through it. And when the storm is over you are not likely to remain the same.
The foregoing appears to be the case with former Managing Director of Oceanic Bank, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru. She is no longer the same person she used to be after her battles with the anti-corruption agencies. Not only has she sat at the feet of life to receive lessons that only life itself is capable of teaching, her perception of life has been restructured by the hard blows.
Ibru has attained that curve of life where words can no longer make up for her misdeeds. After the woes that befell the former boss of the defunct Oceanic Bank, she has rediscovered the essence of philanthropy.
She was full of smiles as she clocked 70 penultimate Tuesday, March 22, 2016, and despite all that she has been through, Cecilia remains strong and ageless. The former bank chief, popularly called the first lady of banking back then, suffered a reversal of fate when she was hit by the Sanusi Lamido Sanusi-led Central Bank of Nigeria’s tsunami, following allegations of financial recklessness levelled against her. The influential banker was forced to crawl away from the social scene back into her shell.
Noted for her generous disposition, Cecilia was instrumental to the rise of many men and women to the esteemed circle of the rich in contemporary Nigeria. Some of the gestures landed her in
trouble, but she has no doubt learnt from her mistakes.
trouble, but she has no doubt learnt from her mistakes.
Conscious of the transient nature of power and affluence, Cecilia has renewed her passion for philanthropy with unparalleled vigour. She currently helps the needy through her brainchild, the Michael and Cecilia Ibru Foundation.
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