MEDIA personality, Toke Makinwa was filled with emotions when she marked her late mother, Modupe Makinwa’s posthumous birthday anniversary.

I called you in prayer today mama, if you were here you’ll be a year older but you not so I pray for your soul. My beautiful Rose 🌹 Happy Birthday Mama, as I grow older I miss you more than words can tell, I wonder how close we would be if you were here, I carry you in my heart always ❤️ I celebrate you everyday. You served God, you were kind and your light shines still. Keep resting, keep praying for us, keep watching over us🙏 #August31 #myvirgoqueen

A post shared by Toke Makinwa (@tokemakinwa) on Aug 30, 2017 at 5:30pm PDT

In her open emotional message which she dropped on IG, Makinwa paid tribute to her late mum. She wrote, “I called you in prayer today mama, if you were here you’ll be a year older but you are not so I pray for your soul. My beautiful Rose, happy birthday mama, as I grow older I miss you more than words can tell.

I wonder how close we would be if you were here, I carry you in my heart always. I celebrate you every day. You served God, you were kind and your light shines still. Keep resting, keep praying for us, keep watching over us #August 31.” Recall that in her book “On Becoming” Makinwa revealed how she and her siblings, lost their parents to a fire when they were only kids.