Igho Sanomi Serenades Mum at 80

Good deeds or bad deeds, all deeds follow the doer and leave their fragrance or stench at the door of their generations. For the Sanomis, it is not strange to see good things following them, especially with the recent birthday of the 80-year-old matriarch, Chief Iyabode Sanomi as a reference. Indeed, one suddenly realises from where Igho Sanomi obtained his sense of right and goodness.

Where the average person might have expected the Sanomi matriarch to be tired from the accumulated years and unwilling to be present for the celebrations, those that knew her closely understood her best. She was visible for all the celebrations and helped people see why Sanomi is such a peculiar person.

Outside the beautiful appearance of the matriarch, one other distinct observation that people made was her closeness with her son. Igho is not a strange face to the public, but there is some reservedness to him. No such reservedness was evident to onlookers during the celebration. There was only joy and delight.

During the birthday party, even with the sensational acts performed by 2Baba and Flavour, guests could not help their eyes straying to the table occupied by the Sanomis. Such a tight-knit family was borne through the efforts of the grand matriarch and her late husband, Dickens Sanomi. Although it has been over two decades since he left, the family has only grown closer and more influential. Of course, with a son like Igho, none of this is out of place. Even so, onlookers can only admit that Igho’s sensitivity to the suffering of others, which birthed his philanthropic spirit and has become the hallmark of the Sanomi name, came from his mother. Thus, his grand celebration of her 80th birthday is completely justified