Need to remove my moms iCloud account on 4 without deleting it

I have my moms old iphone 4, I want to set my iCloud as primary but can't delete her account. Please help thank you

If you remove the account from the phone it does NOT delete the account on iCloud.
Assuming your mom has moved on to a newer device and she is using iCloud without any issues, you should be fine to remove it from her old phone.

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