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.

I was born over 58 years ago to an average family, my father was a teacher and my mother worked in the hospital. I was born in Ile Ogbo, Osun State.

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.

We must also address equity more than equality. This will provide a ladder for women to succeed.

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.

We can make Education more attractive through our application of technology and Information Communication Technology in the learning curricula.

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. We must also address equity more than equality. This will provide a ladder for women to succeed.

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

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 are going to take punitive measures against these teachers and give a voice to students.

I could touch the sky. One of the things I remembered my father did was to take us to Kingsway once in a year and give us some money to buy some things. It could be something small, we will queue and pay. He was a teacher, he will then tell us that,

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.