Oluyemisi Oluremi Obilade Quotes

They never made me believe I was inferior to anybody. So, I grew up believing that I was equal to everybody. I don’t have any inferiority complex. They never made me believe I could not achieve my dreams. My parents taught me to reach for the sky, to break the glass ceilings. I was taught early that with the help of God.

He encouraged me to fly, to spread my wings. I was determined to fly, I was not going to allow anything to kill my dreams and fortunately, he shared that.

When the world of people know what you stand for, your life becomes easier. When you stand for God there is a price to pay. You can work among corrupt people and not be corrupted.

I was the first born of the family and was dearly loved by my grandparents and my mum. It was like a punishment but I knew that was the way out for me.

We must address the socialisation process that gives less worth to the girl child. Our society from birth has conferred a subordinate role on the girl child.

You know when the hand shake is going beyond the elbow between a person in position of authority and a person at a lower position and it has sexual motive, that is sexual harassment.

In some rural areas, parents withdraw girls from schools when they reach a certain age because they are afraid they will have to have relations with teachers.

I am investing in you, this is where the children of successful and important people shop, this is where my grandchildren will shop as a matter of right because you will be able to bring them here. So, I held on to that. Kingsway, to me was a dream of economic empowerment. It was a dream of handing over a better future to my children.

Sexual harassment is a no go area for both the students and lecturers of this noble institution. We will not tolerate such attitude. We will not in any way cooperate with the harassers and we are going to make sure that we invoke all regulations in the university against sexual harassment.

The award of the honorary Doctorate Degree in Political Science to Chief Obasanjo was a unanimous decision of the TASUED’s Governing Council.

I also believe that we must walk the talk. If you talk of honesty, integrity, people must see it in you

I live by certain guiding principles, the things I cannot do openly, I will not do in private. I live by the principle of selfless leadership, service and integrity.

There can’t be remarkable improvement in change in attitudinal behaviour of the people without education. Education is an effective instrument for positive change.

I don’t shy away from responsibilities but for me, it is important to be clear on the sort of responsibility.

Women in leadership need to be prepared for challenges. Also, other women in leadership need to mentor younger women so as to prepare them for leadership. Leadership is not easy for a woman.