By Onozure Dania
Businesswoman and philanthropist, Apostle Folorunso Alakija, has urged Nigerian women to move beyond having a voice to leading the transformation of society.
Alakija, who spoke as the keynote speaker at the 10th Voice of Women Conference and Awards in Lagos on Tuesday, said women must ensure that their voices translate into solutions and engender lasting change.
Alakija said, “A voice by itself is only potential. A voice may carry an idea; your voice may carry a solution; your voice may carry a business; your voice may carry wisdom that can change a young woman’s life. But if that voice remains inside you, the impact remains trapped.”
She argued that finding one’s voice was only the beginning, adding that women needed capacity to make meaningful use of opportunities.
“God can open a door, but we must develop the capacity to walk through it and be effective once we enter,”
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