Want to know the mama that runs the church? From her iconic strut to her searing look, here’s a 16-step guide on how to spot the first lady in a Nigerian church from a mile away.
1. How she walks into the service:
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She has arrived!
2. The type of hats she wears to church:
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The bigger the better.
3. How she and the head of the women’s group looks at the choir when they sound off:
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Can you imagine?
4. When she says, “Can I have a few more minutes?”
![](https://c7684bdb45.mjedge.net/wp-content/uploads/zikoko/2020/01/stressed.png)
You’re going to be there for like one hour.
5. How she looks on the days she is coming to address the “youth”:
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Funky mama!
6. How she answers when you greet her:
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Okay oh!
7. The look she gives you when you walk past her without greeting:
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Don’t you value your life?
8. Her reaction to everything:
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As a holy mama!
9. When the pastor cracks a joke, she’s like:
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If nobody will laugh for her husband, she will laugh.
10. When she agrees with a point the preacher has made.
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“That’s a real word right there.”
11. How she catches the Holy Spirit!
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Hallelujah!
13. When she sees something she doesn’t like.
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Jesus is the master key.
14. How your parents greet her even though they are older:
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“Ah mummy good morning!”
15. How she drops the microphone when the ushers are wasting time and she’s ready to leave the stage:
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Mama waits for no one!
16. How she and her association of scary church aunties roll through:
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She did not come to play with you heathens. She came to pray!