Margaret Ukah, woman who inspired Worth More than Dollars goes home

By Henry Akubuiro
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My mother was one of my strong muses, because my third novel, Worth More than Dollars, was inspired partly by her life. It is a story of courage and a good heart. All these combined together meant progress. At all times, she was a humanist to the core. And given that strong inspiration, I thought it was necessary to honour her with that literary outing,” said Camillus Ukah, former president of the Association of Nigerian Authors at her country home, Umuokirika town, Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo State.
Born in 1935, Margaret Ukah died at 91. But thirty-three years after her husband passed on, she soldiered on with the family, ensuring that all her twelve children were uni...