As a delectable loving wife to one of Nigeria’s billionaire mogul, she can afford to throw an elaborate birthday shindig if she so desires.
Archetypal of some others in her class, Bola, wife of the Oando Group Chief Executive, Wale Tinubu, prefers a fairly decorum lifestyle. So, last Monday when she added another year to her eventful journey in life, she refused to roll the carpet and drums in celebration mood.
Interestingly, less than 24 hours to her birthday, the trained lawyer, got an uncommon gift: she was elected as a fellow of another prestigious United Kingdom association, the ICSA: The Governance Institute.
The Institute is a non-profit professional body championing high standards of governance and development of value, skills and effectiveness of company secretaries and professionals in all sectors.
Excited Tinubu scribbled on her social media platform: “Good governance for non-profits means better accountability, transparency and quality ratings.”
This, we gathered, has been her priority rather than globe-trotting, visiting expensive shops lavishing cash on worldy vanity.
Beautiful Bola runs her own law firm, Olajide Oyewole LLP and remains one of the very few wealthy ones who are so passionate about changing the world through philanthropic gestures. She has remained unshaken in her resolve to end child sexual abuse in Nigeria.
In pursuit of this noble quest, she established the first free children’s helpline in Nigeria- Cece Yara Foundation.
The Foundation helps in the prevention of child sexual abuse in Nigeria, and has even opened the Cece Yara Child Advocacy Centre, a state-of-the-art forensic suite for children who have experienced sexual abuse, in Lagos.
This great initiative earned her the recognition of being named among the BBC’s 100 Women of 2018.
The list celebrates 100 inspiring and influential women ranging from age 15 to 94 from around the world.
