Fela durotoye

Adetokunbo Olufela Durotoye (born in Ibadan, Oyo State on 12th May, 1971) is a business consultant, leadership expert, and motivational speaker. Fela is the president of the GEMSTONE Nation Builders Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on training youths towards transformational leadership and social change.He was the Nigerian presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria party (ANN) for the 2019 presidential elections. Quotes “A nation is not defined by its borders or the boundaries of its land mass Rather, a nation is defined by adverse people who have been unified by a cause and a value system and who are committed to a vision for the type of society they wish to live in and give to the future generations to come.” Fela Durotoye Speaking on:Purpose. Our nation is ripe with a multitude of successful people, who have achieved much for themselves with little impact on anyone else”. Fela Durotoye Speaking on:Strength. “There's a place for talking and criticism. But there's also a place to let our ACTIONS do the talking! Fela Durotoye Speaking on:leadership. Why copy and paste when we all have such uniquenes interview with magnifycollective. People will try to intimidate you and change you when they think you don’t have confidence in who you are. conversation with magnifycollective. "Leadership is the capacity to create and deliver desired results." Fela Durotoye defining leadership. "Rulership enslaves, emasculates, suppresses, intimidates and brings fear, but leadership enlightens, emancipates, supports, inspires and persuades people to believe in themselves." Fela Durotoye distinguishing leadership from rulership. "There must be primary elections and not selections." Fela Durotoye discussing internal party democracy. "The youths are not the leaders of tomorrow; they are the leaders of today." Fela Durotoye speaking on youth participation in leadership. "Leadership has nothing to do with age or authority; it is about the ability to solve problems." Fela Durotoye discussing the essence of leadership. "A nation-builder accepts responsibility for the well-being of the nation, not just for himself and his family." Fela Durotoye discussing nation-building. "A nation builder is someone who accepts responsibility towards the welfare of the people and not himself." Fela Durotoye defining a nation builder during the 2019 presidential debate. "People are ready to pay taxes if they get value for the taxes they pay." Fela Durotoye discussing taxation and public accountability. "We must reduce the cost of governance starting from the President." Fela Durotoye discussing the cost of governance. "Together, we will build a nation that will work for us." Fela Durotoye speaking during the 2019 presidential debate. "My plan is to provide 30 million jobs." Fela Durotoye outlining his employment agenda. "We will ensure that the girls in the schools are safe and well taken care of." Fela Durotoye discussing the safety of schoolchildren. "To improve the security situation, the leadership of the Armed Forces should not be based on friendship or 'man know man' but based on performance." Fela Durotoye discussing merit-based appointments in the Armed Forces. "One of the reasons why people are not paying taxes is not because their taxes will not be judiciously used, but because of the wastage and the corruption they have seen in the system." Fela Durotoye discussing taxation and public trust. "We will build a new Nigeria of our dreams together." Fela Durotoye speaking on his vision for Nigeria. "Where there are job opportunities, where businesses exist and where nobody needs to know anybody to get into office because it will be a nation for all." Fela Durotoye describing his vision of equal opportunity. "Why haven't we fulfilled our nation's potential? Because we have been ruled and not led for the last fifty years." Fela Durotoye discussing Nigeria's leadership challenges. "Rulers suppress the potential of others, while leaders release the potential in others." Fela Durotoye distinguishing rulers from leaders. "I have dedicated my life to the service of the people of Nigeria." Fela Durotoye explaining his decision to seek the presidency. "I have managed businesses for over twenty-seven years." Fela Durotoye discussing his professional experience. "I do not come with any former title but with the hope of the future." Fela Durotoye discussing his qualifications for public office. "The most important sectors I will focus on are agriculture, housing and road construction." Fela Durotoye outlining his development priorities. "We will drive land use for agriculture because sixty percent of our land is not being used." Fela Durotoye discussing agricultural development. "We will fix power and roads in order to create jobs." Fela Durotoye discussing infrastructure and job creation. External links Fela Durotoye Category:1971 births Category:Women born in the 1970s Category:Women from Nigeria Category:Living people