In an emotional tribute that has touched the hearts of many, high-society matriarch and powerhouse businesswoman, Dr (Mrs) Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, OFR, has paid a shifting homage to her late husband, Engr. Sulaiman Akao Achimugu; an achieved engineer, father, and mentor whose affect continues to resonate throughout Nigeria’s oil and fuel business and past; to mark what would have been his 70th birthday.
In a heartfelt remembrance that seamlessly blended profound private loss with an everlasting celebration of affection, the glamorous entrepreneur mirrored on their cherished life collectively whereas recommitting to preserving and increasing the formidable enterprise legacy he left behind.
Dr Achimugu described her late husband, Engr. Sulaiman Akao Achimugu, as her finest good friend, pillar, protector, and biggest supporter. “You were the man who gave me wings to fly to the highest mountains, yet never stopped watching my back until your very last breath,” she wrote, crediting him with encouraging her goals, broadening her imaginative and prescient, and instilling in her the arrogance to pursue her highest ambitions.
She remembered him as a person of deep religion in Allah, uncompromising integrity, {and professional} self-discipline, whose affect prolonged far past his fast household to form the careers of quite a few oil and fuel professionals. Reflecting on his distinguished profession and lengthy affiliation with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), she famous that Engr. Achimugu’s identify stays synonymous with professionalism, technical capability, and excellence.
According to Dr Achimugu, her husband constantly opened doorways for succesful women and men no matter private connections; pushed not by expectations of reward, however by a selfless dedication to advancing the business he devoted his life to. She recalled his uncommon expertise for recognising potential and mentoring deserving professionals each in Nigeria and throughout the globe.
She additionally mirrored on the distinctive ache of dropping him throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, regardless of the enduring grief, she expressed profound gratitude to Almighty Allah for his impactful life and the numerous lives he touched. She added that his absence continues to be deeply felt not solely by his household, but in addition by the folks of Aloji city and the broader Igala Kingdom.
Speaking with immense delight about their sons—who now embody their father’s core values of self-discipline, accountability, and religion; Dr Achimugu supplied particular reward to Mansur, whom she fondly known as his father’s “mini-you” for his protecting management throughout the house. She additionally shared their daughter Aneesa Inikpi Achimugu’s quiet longing for easy, on a regular basis moments along with her late father, expressing deep gratitude to his brothers for stepping in with regular steering and fatherly love.
Reaffirming her dedication to preserving Engr. Sulaiman Akao Achimugu’s reminiscence, Dr Achimugu thanked her late husband for believing in her potential and shaping the lady she has turn out to be. She closed her poignant tribute with prayers for Almighty Allah to forgive his shortcomings, settle for his good deeds, and grant him the best rank in Al-Jannatul Firdaus, sealing her message with a promise of eternal love.
