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Folorunsho Alakija Quotes

born 1951 Nigeria

Folorunsho Alakija (born on 15th of July, 1951) is a Nigerian billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist. She is involved in the fashion, oil, real estate and printing industries.

Nigeria
Businesswomen
Philanthropists

Also known as: Folorunsho alakija, Folorunso Alakija

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I'm an asset and not a liability

I make sure I don't keep quiet because it may be misunderstood. Your keeping quiet might make it look as if you don't know your onions.

It was a real eye-opener. It made us better Christians. For every battle we fought, a better lesson was learnt”.

My siblings and I used to help my mum in the store and that is where we learned a lot about textiles, textures, colours, patterns and merchandising. That is where I learned all the practical steps that I later on applied to my fashion business.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Folorunsho Alakija (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.