“Don’t depend on the courage and intrepidity of others. Each and every one of you must make sacrifices to become a hero possessed of courage and intrepidity. Then only shall we all be able to enjoy true freedom.”  – Aung San Suu Kyi

It cannot be denied that all over the world, women and girls have been sidelined, it is of old and it is still at the helm of popular opinions. Why have girls been looked down upon whenever they aspire to stand out, to be better-off among other girls and to do things which are usually seen as accomplishments men only are worthy of?

Well, I will not try to answer this question. I must let us be aware of a familiar evil, that people usually find change intruding, that is we fight change and so only a strong-willed change can survive. This means that whether you are woman or a man, if you dare to stand out and accomplish great heights in your generation, you would be venomously antagonized. Now this is for those who dare to stand out.

There are many however who do not dream. This is a common ground for many ladies,  girls and women
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Ladies why do you proclaim frailty? There is a saying: where there is a will, there is a way. I do not entirely believe in determinism, that is, I believe so much in the power every individual has to gain or jettison whatever he or she so desire, so long the desire is commensurate to the effort. This does not mean that it is impossible for sheer luck to occur, because I have not said that one cannot meet with luck, but that what one wants, one must aim for it.

Search your heart ladies, what is stopping you from making impacts where it would be most holistic? Fear of being named different. Or the fear of what challenges you would face on your way up this Eiffel of excellence.
Infact there is a platform to build upon, at the Students’ Union level; we have never had the emergence of a female President.

All these may seem vague but I intend to stir you up for the task ahead ladies. We can be activists, presidents, vice-presidents, governors, ministers, entrepreneurs, scientists, pilots, politicians; in OAU, in Nigeria and in the world at large and we do not have to subject ourselves under men to do this. We are not competing with men, no we are not, we only want a better world which by the power of our feministic minds we have been able to draw up. We can change the world or our world. There is no limitation for she that aspires if she does not see it.

#ThisTimeLadiesWillHoldTheBaton

Bukk! Lee