No one would immediately believe that Mrs Folorunsho
Alakija one of Africa's richest women and chairman of Famfa
Oil never had a University education.
The mother and entrepreneur revealed on Wednesday,
August 27, 2014 while speaking with students of the
University of Lagos during the 2014 UN International Youths
Day in Lagos that she never went to a university, saying one
does not need a university education to make it in life.
In her words while addressing the youths, she said "I come
from Ikorodu, Lagos state. I am married to a dashing young
lawyer of 70 years of age and we have four grown up
gentlemen and grandchildren. It has not been a rag to riches
fairytale. It has not been an overnight phenomenon like
some cases which you find here and there all over the
world. For as long as I can remember, I had always wanted
my own business. Hard work...am trying to tell you how I got
to where I am if you want those billions. Hard work,
diligence, persistence...days where you nearly gave up but I
chose not to give up."
It would have been easy to compromise but I chose not to
and I stayed focus. I could have stayed a secretary as my
father desired according to his plan for me but I had bigger
aspirations. I dreamt big. God strengthened me and gave me
wisdom. I had a passion and burning desire to succeed.
Being a secretary, a banker, a fashion icon, a cooperate
promoter and printer, a real estate owner, an oil magnate,
that I can assure you was no easy feat. Firm belief that what
is worth doing is what doing well or not doing at all. I took
charge of my life with the tools I have shared with you. I
chose to become born again at the age of 40. I chose to
make a covenant with God that if he would bless me I would
work for him all the days of my life. I chose to hold on to the
cross and look up to him every step of the way”
“Today additional accomplishment includes a wife of almost
40 years, a mother, grandmother, ministry, counseling,
outreach, NGO Rose of Sharon Foundation for widows and
Author, writer, author of several inspirational books. All I
say to the glory of God. So I am 63 and I am not yet done.
So what is your excuse? I never went to a University and I
am proud to say so because I don't think I have done too
badly. You do not have to have a University education to be
able to make it so count yourselves privileged to have that
education as part of the feather in your cap" she said.
Alakija one of Africa's richest women and chairman of Famfa
Oil never had a University education.
The mother and entrepreneur revealed on Wednesday,
August 27, 2014 while speaking with students of the
University of Lagos during the 2014 UN International Youths
Day in Lagos that she never went to a university, saying one
does not need a university education to make it in life.
In her words while addressing the youths, she said "I come
from Ikorodu, Lagos state. I am married to a dashing young
lawyer of 70 years of age and we have four grown up
gentlemen and grandchildren. It has not been a rag to riches
fairytale. It has not been an overnight phenomenon like
some cases which you find here and there all over the
world. For as long as I can remember, I had always wanted
my own business. Hard work...am trying to tell you how I got
to where I am if you want those billions. Hard work,
diligence, persistence...days where you nearly gave up but I
chose not to give up."
It would have been easy to compromise but I chose not to
and I stayed focus. I could have stayed a secretary as my
father desired according to his plan for me but I had bigger
aspirations. I dreamt big. God strengthened me and gave me
wisdom. I had a passion and burning desire to succeed.
Being a secretary, a banker, a fashion icon, a cooperate
promoter and printer, a real estate owner, an oil magnate,
that I can assure you was no easy feat. Firm belief that what
is worth doing is what doing well or not doing at all. I took
charge of my life with the tools I have shared with you. I
chose to become born again at the age of 40. I chose to
make a covenant with God that if he would bless me I would
work for him all the days of my life. I chose to hold on to the
cross and look up to him every step of the way”
“Today additional accomplishment includes a wife of almost
40 years, a mother, grandmother, ministry, counseling,
outreach, NGO Rose of Sharon Foundation for widows and
Author, writer, author of several inspirational books. All I
say to the glory of God. So I am 63 and I am not yet done.
So what is your excuse? I never went to a University and I
am proud to say so because I don't think I have done too
badly. You do not have to have a University education to be
able to make it so count yourselves privileged to have that
education as part of the feather in your cap" she said.
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