My mum was the one who when I was in college would write, 'remember your music.' She knew that I had followed the family tradition by going to school… - Onyeka Onwenu

Politics must not be left in the hands of notorious people or the mediocre. We must bring our best into it and no one has a right to complain if one refuses to get into politics, and some other people ventured into it and make laws that will affect your generation yet unborn.

The example of her life was a teaching tool because she showed that she could stand as a woman on her own…be a contributing member of the community.

I have learnt to keep my privacy out of the public purview especially in discussions with journalists. But there is nothing hidden in my life. I live a very open life. But I decided from day one not to discuss my family on the pages of newspapers, because it is not fair to them. They do not have the opportunity to present themselves the way they would have liked to. And that is not fair.