Marriage and Family life
Pa Peter Abeji met and married his lovely wife, Mary Aduke Abeji (nee Adeoye), in 1975, and the couple moved to Jos shortly afterward. His wife, Deaconess Mary Abeji recalls that he was so smitten by his new bride that he spent the first few months taking her round to meet his network of friends and extended family. Their union was blessed with six children and many grandchildren. As a devout family man, Pa Abeji loved and cared for his family. He committed a significant part of his life to ensure that all his children had access to good education; it was a priority to him that all his children excel academically despite limited resources. He left no stone unturned towards achieving this. Beyond procuring all the required textbooks, Pa Abeji would take the time to read through them all, highlighting the main points in each book. From Government to History, Commerce, Accounting, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and others; it did not deter him that his background was in the Arts, and not Sciences. All these he did to facilitate a more productive reading experience for the children- a legacy and reward that lives on to date and is being passed on to his grandchildren