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Stella Obasanjo
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“It is a great pleasure for me to be here this evening, and to share in the joy of this celebration of womanhood. I will like to thank the publishers of People State and Resource Magazine, not only for instituting these awards in honour of women, but also for nominating me for the PSR Woman of Merit Gold Award.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I thank you for your thoughtfulness and courage, even in the face of relentless denial of the contribution of women to national development. I am encouraged that a specialized publication like the PSR has come out to make this bold statement. The role of women in development can no longer be considered as marginal or supplementary.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Women constitute slightly more than half of the population of our country. This automatically means that more than 50 percent of Nigeria’s potential workforce is made up of women.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I, therefore, will like to affirm that it would amount to foolishness of a rather high degree, to ignore this enormous resource base. In a developing economy such as ours, every national development plan or programme ought to be anchored on the improvement of the productive capacity of the workforce.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At the micro-level, it is very evident today that one-income families are faring much worse than families in which both husband and wife are engaged in productive economic activities. Indeed, the harsh realities of objective economic circumstances have forced many to reconsider that infamous cliché that a woman’s place is in the kitchen. A great many men have become sufficiently humble, enough to ask their wives to come to their rescue so that the kitchen can remain functional.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want to charge you with the responsibility of championing the cause of peace in your state. You must do all in your power, individually and collectively to ensure that the recent reports of violence in your State are also the very last.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Things will continue to deteriorate in the country unless more women were allowed to participate in governance.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Youths are the future of the nation and only the foolish will neglect giving them attention.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even if you cannot relocate to Nigeria immediately, visit home to see in which way you can lend us a helping hand in rebuilding the country.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being a First Lady, I do not see it as an avenue to be arrogant. First Lady is just another form of public office … I see this opportunity as a call to service not for personal aggrandizement at all.”
Stella Obasanjo (1945–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source