Mrs Charity Maduka was the wife of the Founder of Coscharis Group, Dr Cosmos Maduka, and an illustrious daughter of Anambra state
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Government and people of Anambra State have commiserated with Dr Cosmas Maduka the Founder and Chairman of Coscharis Group and his family over the loss of his wife, Mrs Charity Maduka.
Mrs Maduka, the co-founder and Vice President of the Coscharis conglomerate died on Saturday, November 27, 2021.
The couple married early and built a humble business into a billion-dollar conglomerate, with interests in automobile distribution, vehicle assembly, sale of fast fast-moving cars with accessories, farming, and other businesses.
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So close were the couple that they coined the name of the business Coscharis, from the aggregation of their first names Cosmos and Charity.
The couple in a bid to give back to their community and state, set up a humongous modern farm in the state in response to the government’s ‘Think Home campaign’ which seeks to create or raise the consciousness of investors from the state about the imperative of establishing businesses at home.
Coscharis has one of the largest farms in the Southeast geopolitical zone, and it is located in Anaku in Ayamelum LGA. The farm has a sophisticated irrigation system, which enables it to engage in both rainy and dry season rice farming.
They also established a $300m Coscharis Rice Mill, at Igbariam, Anambra East LGA, The mill was commissioned by Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State and Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on October 2, 2019
Despite their affluence, they are known for their intense spirituality, and this explains, to a large extent, their humility and integrity, and other virtues which drove their rapid business growth.
Governor Obiano has expressed sadness over the loss and called her husband, Dr Maduka, to commiserate with him on the death of his wife, he also prayed for the repose of her soul.
The governor equally condoled with the chairman of the Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government, Prince Chukwudi Orizu, as well as the traditional ruler of Nnewi, Igwe Kenneth Orizu, over Mrs Maduka’s death.
“She was a worthy ambassador of the womenfolk everywhere”, Obiano said.
The Anambra State governor-elect, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has also expressed condolences to the Maduka family.
He said: “Mrs Charity Maduka is an eloquent testimony to the old saying that there is always a woman behind every successful man.
“She was an equal partner in progress in the strictest sense of the expression”, Professor Soludo declared.
“There is so much to learn from her”. He added.
