By Comfort Olayinka
It was indeed a pomp and pageantry Saturday night, as Victoria Island area of Lagos State, Nigeria, agog for an enigma, a woman of substance, an iconic Woman entrepreneur, who has made the country proud with topnotch economic aura.
Lady Ada Chukwudozie, fondly called ‘Lady Ada’ or ‘Ada Dozzy’ by business associates and friends, clocked 52 years on Friday, 7th June, 2024 and was treated to an impressive display of ceremonial grandeur, Saturday night, in Lagos State.
Lady Ada is the Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi states, and a member of the Presidential Tripartite Committee on New Minimum Wage implementation.
In what appeared as a surprised birthday package, put together by family, friends and business associates, Lady Ada was seen in a video, arriving DANI Resturant, The Delborough Lagos, venue for the birthday bash, at Bishop Aboyade Cole, Victoria Island, Lagos, in her elegance style of golden colour dresses, with perfect designers.
This was, even as, a respected traditional ruler in Yoruba land, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr. Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi CFR (Ojaja II) , The Ooni of Ife, has said that,
celebrating Lady Ada once in a year “is not enough for me on the throne of Oduduwa”.
The Paramount Ruler of Oduduwa Kingdom, while sending his birthday wishes on Friday, said, “Celebrating Lady Ada Chukwudozie, today, should be something that should be reoccurring from time to time, because of her giant strides, her contributions to the private sector and as a mother, a wife, and a very responsible female entrepreneur per excellence”.
The Ooni said, “Celebrating Lady Ada Chukwudozie shouldn’t be a one-off on a yearly basis for me, she has been very impactful, she has been very supportive as a mother, as a wife and an entrepreneur”.
He stressed that, “Combining all the responsibilities, has actually shown her to be o o different amongst equals. For me, I celebrate you on daily basis, for things you are doing and thino ogs that you will continue to do in your area of endeavor and how you have been very selfless in contributing to our nation as a whole.
“Celebrating you today, for me, is a continuum. Celebroolating you today is beyond, and not just for friends and family to gather. Celebrating you should ol k very focus driven ll
O your achievements and things you have done, and your very big dream in making very positive impact in the area of manufacturing, as a lady, as a woman and as a mother.
“It is very rare to find such an iconic person in that space. Celebrating you should be something that is very noble, and very noble, not only to the women folks, but a challenge, a very big challenge to the men folks”.
In acknowledging the supportive role of the husband of Lady Ada, Sir Daniel Chukwudozie (MON), the Ooni said, “I will thank the Chairman of Dozy Group, your husband, for giving you that oo in Lagos on Saturday include, Mr. Peter Obi; a Nigerian businesswoman and fashion enthusiast, the 3rd richest woman in Africa and founder, CEO of Bolmus Group International, Hajia Bola Muinat Shagaya MON;
