Lilian I. Emeya

Lilian I. Emeya, 45, went to be with the Lord March 12, 2021.

Lilian Inyang Emeya (née Oji) was born in Lagos into the Presbyterian family of Late Engineer and Mrs. Oji Kalu Oji of Ohafia local government area in Abia state as their second daughter.

Nma-Inyang as her mother always called her, started her early education at Victory Nursery and Primary School, Benin City in Edo State where she gained her first school leaving certificate and thereafter proceeded to Federal Government Girls College Calabar in Cross River State for her secondary education.

After she successfully completed her secondary education with high O’level grades, she got admitted into the university of Benin (UNIBEN) where she added Diploma in Data Processing (DDP) to her profile. She further transferred her DDP grades to Edo State University’s Department of Mathematics where she earned herself a Bachelor of Science (Bsc) in Industrial Mathematics in 1998.

On completion, She was deployed to Lagos state for the one year compulsory National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) scheme in 1999 after which she made an entry into the Banking sector. As she participated and grew through the ranks in her chosen career, she deemed it necessary to top up her already fertile achievements with a Postgraduate degree in Business Administration (MBA) at Enugu State University of Science and Technology which she completed in 2003. By 2010, she already obtained a certificate at Lagos Business School(LBS) for her successful completion of the senior management program.

Armed with these academic laurels, she confidently competed in her banking managerial level with great advantage.
Adanneya as she was fondly called by her father had a distinguished classic personality. She was an idea and a declaration of human dignity. She was highly disciplined, very independent, focused and self-motivated. She was perceived by colleagues as a consummate professional who multi tasks to make sure that top notch result was always the end point of all endeavors. Her aggressive drive towards hard work and thorough completion of assignments, paved way for her meteoric rise and successful career swift growth . Her ability to work in different banking institutions at various levels progressively was for sure driven by her natural talent of surviving in any condition. She was a fighter and a giant human natural resource. Her late father once described her as a goal getter which was evident in her numerous achievements which cuts across family, career, social and business lines.

After several years of stellar achievements and experience in the banking industry, bearing in mind her invaluable role in team work with colleagues and partners has greatly built a long lasting inspirational legacy in her credit, she decided to take a bow off the industry while the ovation was still very high in order to pave way for younger persons with fresh ideas to also have a space to showcase their value in banking.

Lilian on retirement, floated her private business. Her line of business exposed her to all class of persons and her dealings took her to almost all countries of the globe. As an industrious and well seasoned person in all area that involved transactions, she multiplied her business capacity within few years and her name was discussed in several circles. She met her friend on one of her business trip, courted with him for a while and they accepted to tie the knot in holy matrimony on December 15, 2012. They relocate to United States and were blessed with their lovely twin daughters.
Mrs Emeya was a law abiding citizen of the United States with positive energy that inspired her community on how to uphold good morals, values and the way to bring up and also mentor the female gender. She taught taught and created content. She displayed her traditional roles as a wife and mother with distinction and her impacts, prints boldly on her young girls.

Nma Ejima was a pillar of support to her immediate and extended family,and as well to her friends. She consistently watched the back of all. Her supportive lifestyle was not deterred by marriage as same benevolence and generosity did not seize while in her matrimonial home. In different words, she was a lovely and brilliant daughter, a big hearted and caring sister, a reliable friend, an articulate person, one who loved life, travelling, shopping, and making memories of events. She was astute with keen sense of appraisal and decision-making, a great wife, an awesome, loving and wonderful mother. Every event she graced, her flashiness stole all glance. She was an example of everything good and most importantly, a woman of God Almighty

In 2017, she noticed changes in her internal body system. She put up a good fight as a strong willed person, endured several medical experts interventional skills, remained in good spirit and faith in God almighty until she was relieved from all earthly bitterness to a place of no more sorrows on friday , 12th of March, 2021 by 12:12pm CST here in Dallas.

My Big sister was survived by her husband, twin daughters, five siblings, Aunts, Uncles, in-laws, numerous cousins, lovely friends and other relatives.

Her exemplary styles will guide many and her thoughts will for sure influence us in several ways. It is our earnest prayer that God Almighty comforts the entire family, friends and indeed all whose path crossed together with hers during her sojourn on earth. Good night our beloved, as you rest peacefully in God.