Folashade Akingbade
1. Tell us about your background – your story of self-discovery and your amazing achievements.
I am from the ancient city of Ibadan in Nigeria and had the first 3 years of my elementary school there. I remember how at six, an extended family member decided to enroll me in school because I lived with my grandmother at the time, I was later to realize that my parents separated and my mom had to start life from scratch, to ease some of the stress, I ended at my grandma’s. My elementary school had morning and afternoon classes and Yoruba was the language of instruction for all subjects except English . I was in primary 3, we gathered for joint assembly (morning and afternoon schools) at the