“Househelp enticed my father and sent us and our mother away”
Cross River State is the birthplace of Queen Effiong Ette. She is a single mother of two who has experienced hardship since she was a very young child.
When the Saturday Tribune approached the 34-year-old for an interview, she appeared worn out, depleted and depressed. In Uyo, Akwa Ibom State’s Ikpa Road, she operates a traditional coral bead and hat stand.
She stated ;
“My name is Queen Effiong Ette. I’m 34 years old and from Cross River State. My mum is from Akwa Ibom and my dad, is from Calabar, Cross River State.
“My father is a medical doctor while my mother was a nurse when they met in India. My siblings and I were born in India before my parents decided to return to Nigeria.
“We were rich as I was born with a silver spoon, but along the line, the househelp we employed seduced my father which led to the destruction of my family,”
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Queen claimed that the unholy union crushed her mother and forced her to leave their marital house along with her six children. Her mother then took the six of them and moved to Uyo, Akwa Ibom, where she was from to start life anew, choosing not to fight back as some women would have done.
“My father and his housegirl, now-turned-wife, chased my mother and the six of us her children out of the house. My mother had to take responsibility in making a living for us. We relocated to Uyo where we started suffering, but my mother did all she could to weather the storm.”
Life and living for her mother and her children became somewhat intolerable as a result of the turn of events and the freezing of a once-buoyant household. And in a little time, her mentally ill mother passed away, putting the kids in even greater danger of poverty and vulnerability.
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Queen stated ;
“mom saw me and my siblings through primary and secondary schools. I was already in College of Education in Calabar when my mother passed away and I had to suspend my studies as a result of her demise. I had to begin to fend for my siblings.”
With mother dead and father still in the cosy laps of his lover in Calabar, perhaps till date, the religious organisation they belonged came in handy for their survival.
“We were attending the Brotherhood of The Cross And Star (Olumba Olumba). They assisted in seeing us through school with scholarship scheme,”
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