The dream of a mother is to see her children grow and making headways in life. This was the song of APC chieftain, Chief (Mrs.) Kemi Nelson at the wedding ceremony of her son in Lagos. Top Celebrities Magazine’s Assistant Editor, Sunday Adeyemi had a chat with this former Commissioner for Women Affairs in Lagos State. Enjoy…

Congratulations on your son’s wedding, how do you feel?

In fact, today remains one of the happiest days in my life, a day God has made and I am happy. We have been planning this for days but today God has made it come true.  So, I really thank the Almighty God for the achievement, I am happy seeing my son getting married to the one he really loves. As you know, it is the joy of parents to see their children getting married, it is a stage in life. God has been so faithful to me.

What are your prayers for the new couple?

As a mother, my prayer for them is that God should sustain the marriage and bless them with good children. I also want to encourage the bride-to-be of support to her husband. For my son, we have given him what he needs to build his home but you know with the cooperation of the wife, I believe things will work  and I also know that the God I serve will protect them even with their unborn child.

Can we say you are a fulfilled mother, because two or more of your children have married?

Yes, I will say I am fulfilled because just last year and this year, two of my children got married, that is to say God has been faithful to my family with all sense of honour; all of my children are all grown up and I thank God for that.

As a woman leader and chieftain in APC, how do you view the recent decamping of some PDP governors to APC? 

It is a welcome idea because APC remains the party for the change;  people are tired of that party that cannot guarantee good roads and power supply. So those governors have seen the light in APC; that is why they chose to be part of the strategy to fulfill their vision to provide all I have mentioned to their people. Just watch, in the next four-five months; you will see the development that will come to their state.

What is your message to the women out there that see you as their role model?

Let them remain focused; if they do that, they will be able to sustain themselves without the need to wait for their husbands.