# Oluwayemisi Oluremi Obilade

Oluyemisi Oluremi Obilade (born 14 November 1958) is a Nigerian academic, she is a former Vice chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education. She succeeded Professor Segun Awonusi.

## Quotes

* Teachers should be trained and retrained. This should be done regularly. If teachers who are key factors in schools are left out, then we should not expect that pupils would perform very well.
** Prof Oluwayemisi at a lecture.
* If you don’t train and retrain teachers, education will continue to be comatose; students will continue to fail woefully and development may not be possible.
** Prof Oluwayemisi speak on training of teachers at a lecture.
* A nation with a large number of uneducated citizens cannot develop. Education is the foundation for development.
** Prof Oluremi speak on Education.
* There can’t be remarkable improvement in change in attitudinal behaviour of the people without education. Education is an effective instrument for positive change.
** Prof Oluremi speak on change.
* In some rural areas, parents withdraw girls from schools when they reach a certain age because they are afraid they will have to have relations with teachers.
** Prof Oluremi speak on withdrawal of girls in rural areas in 2007.
* We are going to take punitive measures against these teachers and give a voice to students.
** Prof Oluremi speak on punitive measures in 2007.
* Sexual harassment is a no go area for both the students and lecturers of this noble institution. We will not tolerate such attitude. We will not in any way cooperate with the harassers and we are going to make sure that we invoke all regulations in the university against sexual harassment.
** Prof Oluremi speak on sexual harassment in 2013.
* You know when the hand shake is going beyond the elbow between a person in position of authority and a person at a lower position and it has sexual motive, that is sexual harassment.
** Prof Obilade speak on measures taken to curb sexual harassment in 2013.
* We must address the socialisation process that gives less worth to the girl-child. Our society from birth has conferred a subordinate role on the girl-child. We must also address equity more than equality. This will provide a ladder for women to succeed.
** Prof Oluremi speak on gender gap at parliamentary summit in 2016.
* There were lots of challenges. There were days when I didn’t have money; days when my school fees were delayed. I didn’t have a lot of things that my mates had but I knew I was going to have them one day as I knew that with God on my side, I was going to work hard and ensure that those things I didn’t have then, I could have them when working so I got stuck to school.
** Prof Oluremi narrate childhood experiences in 2017.
* Women in leadership need to be prepared for challenges. Also, other women in leadership need to mentor younger women so as to prepare them for leadership. Leadership is not easy for a woman.
** Prof Oluremi speak on Women in Leadership in 2017.
* When people know that you're living to please God, they will respect your stand. There are certain things your boss won't ask you to do because He knows who you are.
** Prof Oluremi at Executive Talk Show in 2019.
* When the world of people know what you stand for, your life becomes easier. When you stand for God there is a price to pay. You can work among corrupt people and not be corrupted.
** Prof Oluremi admonish on the reason to stand for God in 2019.
* We can make Education more attractive through our application of technology and Information Communication Technology in the learning curricula.
** Prof Oluremi speak on ICT in 2020.
* The world is a global village, the methodology of teaching and learning has become so diverse that we must also look deeply at the diversification of the teaching and learning model in and around the world.
** Prof Oluremi speak on teaching model in 2020.
* We must address the socialisation process that gives less worth to the girl child. Our society from birth has conferred a subordinate role on the girl child.
** Prof. Oluremi speak on bridging gender gap
* We must also address equity more than equality. This will provide a ladder for women to succeed.
** Prof Oluremi discuss on leadership challenges facing women.
* There were lots of challenges. There were days when I didn’t have money; days when my school fees were delayed. I didn’t have a lot of things that my mates had but I knew I was going to have them one day as I knew that with God on my side, I was going to work hard and ensure that those things I didn’t have then, I could have them when working so I got stuck to school.
** experiences that shaped my life.
* The award of the honorary Doctorate Degree in Political Science to Chief Obasanjo was a unanimous decision of the TASUED’s Governing Council.
* I was born over 58 years ago to an average family, my father was a teacher and my mother worked in the hospital. I was born in Ile Ogbo, Osun State.
* I was the first born of the family and was dearly loved by my grandparents and my mum. It was like a punishment but I knew that was the way out for me.
* I happened to come from grandmothers and a mother who were not apologetic about being women.
* They never made me believe I was inferior to anybody. So, I grew up believing that I was equal to everybody. I don’t have any inferiority complex. They never made me believe I could not achieve my dreams. My parents taught me to reach for the sky, to break the glass ceilings. I was taught early that with the help of God.
* I could touch the sky. One of the things I remembered my father did was to take us to Kingsway once in a year and give us some money to buy some things. It could be something small, we will queue and pay. He was a teacher, he will then tell us that,
* I am investing in you, this is where the children of successful and important people shop, this is where my grandchildren will shop as a matter of right because you will be able to bring them here. So, I held on to that. Kingsway, to me was a dream of economic empowerment. It was a dream of handing over a better future to my children.
** What motivated me to get to the top?
* I live by certain guiding principles, the things I cannot do openly, I will not do in private. I live by the principle of selfless leadership, service and integrity.
** Prof. Oluwayemisi speaking on her selfless leadership principle
* He encouraged me to fly, to spread my wings. I was determined to fly, I was not going to allow anything to kill my dreams and fortunately, he shared that.
** Prof. Oluwayemisi speaking on the support of her husband in attaining success.
* I don’t shy away from responsibilities but for me, it is important to be clear on the sort of responsibility.
** Prof. Oluwayemisi speaking on her readiness to take up responsibilities.
* Women in leadership need to be prepared for challenges. Also, other women in leadership need to mentor younger women so as to prepare them for leadership. Leadership is not easy for a woman.
** Prof. Oluwayemisi speaking on need for women and preparation for challenges in leadership
* I also believe that we must walk the talk. If you talk of honesty, integrity, people must see it in you
** Prof. Oluwayemisi speaking on taking action