Tomide Olukuade has registered himself as a global thinker and creative powerhouse with pioneering initiatives and platforms across media, communications, entertainment, and gender.
To many, he’s the foremost ‘He for She’ advocate and his passion for pan-African women’s success remains a reference point at every given opportunity.
In the lead-up to the fifth edition of SPILL, Speaking Intelligently, Ladies Lead, Olukuade has opined that the plethora of issues Africa is faced with can only be resolved when the African society takes full advantage of her human resources.
Olukuade pointed out that “events on the continent have shown that it is not the oil wells, the diamond mines, or our titanium-rich soil that hold the answers to the numerous challenges we have, particularly the problem of enduring poverty.”
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He opined that the problem of Africa can only be fixed by her people, when the full complement of her human resources are engaged, not leaving the women behind.
According to him, a society that refuses to acknowledge or make room for the contribution of women will run around in circles and record little or no development. Inclusivity, he said, should not be reduced to a fancy or politically correct word being bandied around without any substantial action.
Olukuade, whose book, ‘The Best Men Are Woman Wrappers’, is a light-hearted reflection on the power arrangement between men and women, advises that Africa should cast a glance backward in order to authentically advance into the future.