Chiemelie Ezeobi, Managing Director/CEO of Crystal Trust Insurance Brokers Limited and President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), opened up about the influence of her parents on her upbringing in an interview with THISDAY on Friday March 27 2026.
Ezeobi pointed out that her mother is a retired teacher and a strict disciplinarian who believed in the mantra spare the rod and spoil the child, and that her mother provided the stick while their father provided the carrot as a balance.
She said that faith and family routine played a central role in her childhood, noting that the family worshipped together every Sunday and observed morning and evening prayers together each day.
According to Ezeobi, “My mother is a retired teacher. She was a great disciplinarian who believed in the mantra: “spare the rod and spoil the child”. She provided the stick while our father provided the carrot as a balance.”
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