It will indeed be an unforgettable Valentine’s Day for the First Lady, Madam Fatima Bio and the versatile Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden.
That day will go down the annals of history of this country as a reconciliation meeting between Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden OOR and H.E. Mrs. Fatima Maada Bio took place on the 14th February 2022, news was first broken by one Michael J. Kanu.
Accompanying the reunion meeting were photos shared on Facebook by the Office of the First Lady alongside a short, poignant caption saying: “FINALLY, TWO SISTERS MEET”.
According to Sylvia Olayinka Blyden the 14 February 2022 was has an amazing day as it marked the 5th anniversary of the death of her late father Babatunde Blyden who passed away on Valentine’s Day in 2017. She continued that the family arranged to serve Awujoh food to people and locales that her Dad was close to.
So in the morning, she visited the Blyden graves at Race Course Cemetery to pour water (Libation) to Daddy and to her other ancestors including her great-great-grandfather Dr. Edward Wilmot Blyden, the Father of Pan-Africanism.
Then she moved to Kissy Road/Terry Street to drop off Awujoh food. Then it was time to move up to the Foulah Town mosque (which original mosque was first built for Muslims by her Blyden ancestor despite he was a Christian). At the mosque, she dropped off some Awujoh food and as always, she was most warmly welcomed by the Imams and Mosque Leaders despite the unannounced arrival of the surprise food.
Then it was the turn of Firestone Cultural Society at Mountain Cut to also receive some Awujoh food. Her Dad was a lifetime Patron and so she is as well.
After serving a few other places and people, it was time for her to zoom over to Goderich to meet her beloved Baby Sister, (our First Lady Fatima Maada Bio) at her Office. That is someone whom she (Dr Blyden) should have never allowed politics to separate them – The day was her very first time of seeing or speaking with the First Lady for ten years now. The photos of her and Fatima speak for themselves. The natural smiles said it all. It was a big mistake on their part to get separated over Politics. Thank God that unfortunate separation is now over.
Dr Blyden concluded by saying that indeed, the day was a Valentine’s Day to remember wishing her lovely Daddy’s soul to continue to rest in perfect peace alongside the other Blyden ancestors.
