"We should aim to become strategic and effective within those roles and thus raise the profiles of women as did Nigeria’s first crop of western female educated activists like Margaret Ekpo, Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti, Wuraola Esan, and grassroots mobiliser , Sambo Sawaba."
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Called on women to raise their profile educationally, economically and in community mobilization to enable them compete favourably with men in all spheres. 2017
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Abiola Odejide
Abiola Odejide (born 17 April 1946) is an Emeritus Professor of Communication and Language Arts at University of Ibadan. She was previously the Deputy Vice Chancellor at the university and was the first woman to attain such position at the 58 years old university.
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