Sujimoto Construction Company is set to celebrate its fifth anniversary, which according to the company’s CEO, Sijibomi Ogundele, is the celebration of womanhood and the appreciation of the outstanding works mothers.
According to Ogundele, it has been five years of resilience, perseverance, and growth that is also a resonance of the story of the woman behind what it takes to build a successful business – a mother like no other.
Ogundele notes, “I have always considered myself fortunate to have won an ovarian lottery by being born to a mother like mine. My mother, my number one mentor! A woman who at the age of just Nine was sent to Cameroon as a salesgirl but defied all odds and today, she is one of the biggest distributors for the Nestle Nigeria Plc.
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“For the past five years, every Sunday, I will visit my Mum, savor her delicious meal and gist about everything. In the course of our conversations, my Mum never ceases to drop one or two pieces of advice that can only be learned in an MBA classroom. She would say: “Suji, don’t employ 10 staffs if you can pay for only 4”. (HR Management) Don’t promise people 9 when you can only afford 5”. (Corporate Integrity)”
“My mother laid the foundation to the hardworking man I have become today. Her story serves as a simple reminder that gender is no hindrance to reaching greater heights”.
The celebration of fifth anniversary, according to Ogundele, is a reenactment of history from legendary Queen Amina; the 16th century warrior queen who became the leader in a Muslim male-dominated society, becoming one of the greatest Queens in Africa, to the Umu Ada and Oha Eshi societies, who fought for the rights of the women beyond the shores of the Igbo tribe, and the great Queen Moremi; who the Yoruba tribe will find difficult to forget for her incredible and courageous contributions to posterity; and more recently, Folorunsho Alakija; the richest black woman ever in history.
He also extols the virtues of younger women such as Linda Ikeji; the media mogul who turned a hobby into a money-spinning empire and many other women worldwide, constantly defying stereotypes and overcoming numerous obstacles to establish themselves in society.
