Women Born In The 1960s

"It’s hard for Black women everywhere, not just in Africa. I think that we Africans will be the ones to help change perception for the rest of the Black women elsewhere. Look at AfriLabs, mostly led by women. It’s not just symbolic. Representation matters. The more young girls and boys see tech organizations and startups are run by women, the more this will become normalized."

"“Just knowing that other people are in your situation and are making it through is great support. I think that this is how you build out the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa, one person at a time supporting others.”"

"I am asked, what is it like to be black woman African entrepreneur. And I say those are my characteristics but they don’t define me. My experience is what molded me … and the tools I got from those experiences."

"You don’t envy the best, You learn from the best and you apply those to your business."

"To be an entrepreneur in Africa you must be raving mad."

""There was nobody in my industry that looked like me. It was rather discouraging at the beginning, because nobody expected me to be the Founder and CEO of a company." Rebecca speaking during an interview with cherie Blair foundation for women."

"There is no textbook that can explain to you how to do business in your own country. So I discovered the hard way, how difficult and how different it is to do business in emerging markets in Africa."

"I’m hoping that the new generation of entrepreneurs can show their face and be the face of their business, which is a luxury that unfortunately I didn’t have at the time. Rebecca speaking during an interview"

"I think for us to be able to attract more and more women into the tech industry, we need to see more faces like mine.Rebecca speaking during an interview"

"The mind of a black African woman wasn’t worth as much as that of a white male, so I usually had to hide behind the business as it was difficult for people to accept it was my company."

"Rather than being disappointed and angry, entrepreneurs take the energy that could have been a negative one, and transform it into something positive – something that I call ‘entrepreneurial energy’. I learn from those disappointments and challenges and always ask myself “What can I do so that other entrepreneurs can learn from my mistakes”.Rebecca speaking on the entrepreneurial energy"

"It’s so important that women don’t feel alone. You aren’t alone, there are so many of us out there and if we can build this community around mentors, mentees and the Foundation, supporting each other and showing each other the way. Sometimes even peer-to-peer mentorship can be helpful,like having someone else next to you, saying "I’ve been through it, we’re going through it together." It’s really what I think we need to progress. Rebecca speaking with the cherie Blair foundation for women."

"“If a black African woman could succeed in America in 1999, then all the entrepreneurs across the world can succeed!”. Rebecca speakimg during an interview with cherie Blair foundation for women."

"An entrepreneur's energy, that’s that energy that gets you to overcome mountains, to cross bridges that don’t exist, to do the impossible.."

"I think the endorsement of the Nigerian people is what I’m working so hard to get right now and that is why I want all Nigerian people to get ready to vote for me. All these years, what did you get in voting in almost 20 years of our democracy? Have you not been wasting your votes? A vote for Ezekwesili gets you good governance"

"Prevention! A lot of institutional structures will take care of it. For example, systemic change. During the public procurement reforms, you saw how that reduced public contracting corruption. We are going to do process change to improve service delivery. The big banana is the deregulation of the economy."

"But education is the heartbeat of human capital development. When we say human development, we are talking of education and health. We need healthy human beings who you then give education. That is human development. The programme that we have is very interesting. Number one matter for us in the education reform programmw is to completely change the position of the teachers in our education system because research has showed us that almost 60 per cent of learning outcome is determined by the quality of the teacher in the class room."

"It’s part of the 436 reforms. It’s only one out of 436 reforms. People forget that we had to do ORASS, Operation Reach All Secondary Schools. We grilled secondary school inspectors and gave them the tools and they went to every secondary school in this land and on the basis of what they did, we were able to design what is called the Nigerian Education Management Information System."

"There is no way the movement can be abandoned. Have you not noticed how frequently we change leadership? It is a model for how to run institutions in Africa. This is a movement that has been on the basis of the sweat of Nigerians. We told ourselves from the very beginning that we will not take a dime from anybody."

"That is the point I am making, I am saying to you that the structure is the individual Nigerians, so the question you should be asking is that, do we now have people in each of these places that have bought into the message of the ACPN of today? I am here to say to you, yes we do."

"What is the definition of structure? What these politicians call structure is a captive audience of Nigerians who come out when they need them to come out. You think the structure is that they build story building? No. It is that there is a captive audience of Nigerians who have bought into their message, who when they say to them, there is a meeting at the village square, they all come out."

"I am here to change that dirty Nigerian politics. If you are waiting for me to give you money, I will not give you, I don’t have and even if I have, I will not give anybody money. You should ask your self a question: why will a person give you money to go and serve you? How does that make sense? The only explanation is that the person is not going to serve you."

"That week that you heard me declare. I got to the point listening to ‘these people’ carrying on as if we are in an ‘okay’ place. We only have an Atiku and Buhari, who are candidates of the BUTIKU family. It was very clear that we were back again in a situation where citizens have to say, we have to choose of between a lesser evil in the two men."

"Education has always been known as the pathway to progress. The early child education will be integrated."

"The way out for our youths is jobs, jobs, jobs."

"When there is no consequences for criminality, it mushrooms."

"How can the cost of education be the cost of life? It is unacceptable; it is reprehensible that we have allowed it to fester."

"Anyone who wants to tackle corruption must be willing to go all the way. There are no shortcuts."

"To reduce opportunities for corruption, you do things like structural changes in the economy."

"Nigeria needs to be rescued urgently. What we see in our country is massive failure of our leaders."

"I just felt like doing something else for myself. I decided to go back to school and, you know, put my hands into something else. I’m happy I did. Now, I can boast that I’m a cyber security analyst. I’m certified in information security in the US. It felt good to at least try something out and go out of my comfort zone. I’ve always been somebody who would always go out of her comfort zone. I don’t believe in impossibilities."

"I am a woman of many parts."

"Well,one thing l believe in life is that you should do your best and leave the rest to God. Always be focused. I've done that and I thank God for where l am today."

"Marriages of people in other professions are crashing too; lawyers, doctors and bankers are experiencing a similar thing. And nobody is talking about it. Why ours is different because we are celebrities and whatever we do must come to the public notice."

"I don’t have any regrets at all. When I was coming into Nollywood, I had at the back of my mind that like every other industry, it was not going to be a bed of roses. I only needed to remain focused and mindful of what I do in the industry. I joined Nollywood with the vision that the sky would be my beginning."

""Life is full of ups and downs and a lot of things. If you are the kind of person that does not cry over spilled milk, you will just move on no matter the obstacle"."

""It is always easy to condemn those in authority when we are the observers. Until we get there, you now realize that change is a difficult thing"."

"“Be your own competition and what goes around, comes around. She said, If you want to win a race, never mind the opposition because the moment you start minding oppositions, you are likely not to win a race.""

"Do live your life. No matter what. Live your life for yourself and your children. Because no matter what you try to do, no matter how you try to satisfy them, they still always want to compare you with somebody that is not You."

"A lot of people tend to feel for me forget that we are only acting."

"In every profession you belong, it is not always a bed of roses. You have to pay your dues and strive to come to a level where you can say your price."

"If there is love and understanding, the sky will be one’s beginning. The first thing you would want to beg God for is for Him to give you an understanding partner."

"As Agriculture ministers, we're always looking at ways to make sure our programs and policies are working for farmers, producers and processors across the country. I look forward to continuing to build strong relationships across Canada and working together for Canadian food production and security"

"BC Fruit Works is part of our government’s Tree Fruit Industry Stabilization initiative as we look at ways to co-ordinate various agencies through an industry labour strategy"

"B.C. food hubs create new opportunities for small- and medium-sized businesses and strengthen food security, so British Columbians can rely on locally grown and processed food now and for generations to come"

"Mission staff are the team behind the team always working to prepare athletes for success. With such a strong team supporting them, I’m confident our athletes will be poised to achieve their personal best"

"Our government is committed to helping businesses share the story of food from farm to table, and traceability systems help to do that. Strengthening these systems demonstrates how companies are working to keep local food safe and accessible to consumers"

"The cost of ALR land has been driven up because of speculation .... speculators buy up farm land, but they're not intending to be farmers"

"By replacing B.C.'s agricultural watchdog with someone with no background in agriculture, the B.C. Liberals are making it clear that their attack on the ALR has only just begun"

"Our governments have committed to work together, and listening intently to farmers and producers so we can provide the support needed to help them get back on their feet, with their farms back in production"