Arowora Fausat Omolabake popularly known as Olayinkaadukeade is a page poet and a spoken word poet. She writes poems and articles, she composes texts and contents. She’s also a model.

Fausat is a third year student of OOU, studying political science. She is the emeritus Assistant General Secretary of her department and the current Vice President. She is a public speaker, she does skits online too all of which can be found on her IG page-@IamOlayinkaadukeade

1. Let’s meet you. Who is Fausat?

I’m Arowora Fausat by name popularly known as IamOlayinkaadukeade

2. What are your hobbies?

Writing to impact lives, taking pictures when I’m bored, meeting new friends and of course looking good always.

3. Who and what inspires you?

That’s quite a deep question! Well, my story does. My mom does also, taking a look at where God has taken our life story and all, it gives me much more inspiration never to stop soon until I get to the top.

4. What is your biggest fear?

My biggest fear in life is becoming all I ever despise, not living a life of impact and surely not seeing my dreams come true.

5. You are the emeritus Assistant General Secretary of the department and the current Vice President. What prompted you to go into politics?

(Smiles) Ever since I was a teen I’ve resolved to go into politics and probably the legal profession, my mom’s life story is a great push of that desire, so I decided to start from the scratch which is going into school politics as we all know the journey of a thousand miles begins with a step.

6. Your best quote?

God knows best and never stops being good.

7. You are a poet and content writer. What do your works border on and how have you been able to impact knowledge to the masses with your writing skills?

My works are mainly centered on improving lives for the better. I’m glad God has used me severally as a catalyst of positive change in the lives of many. I get calls and messages daily from different people across the country telling me how much they are blessed to be a fan of my works, that’s a great encouragement. My works are embedded on the thoughts of giving hope to the hopeless and being the voice of the voiceless knowing fully well whatever situation they are passing through will surely end in praise.

8. Mention three women who inspire you to be better and why

Number 1 is my mother, she’s been through a lot for the sake of her children. I have watched her starve to feed us, too many countless reasons. Number 2 is the homeless but not hopeless, I feel a lot for the less-privileged. I’ve never been there but I know what it feels to be one, this is what prompted me to write on “Street Litters Can Shine” which I’d be releasing very soon.
Number 3 is all successful women on earth, they inspire me a lot as I never stopped aspiring to be like them, seeing them makes me affirm I can do it too. They have been my greatest inspiration. I’m working on a piece titled “The Future Is Female” it will drop very soon too.

9. If given the chance to be the President of Nigeria for a day, what will you change?

The sentiment that a female can’t be a catalytic tool of bringing our dear nation to her promised land. Females can do better! The future is female.

10. You recently ventured into entrepreneurship by monetizing your writing skills and also introducing word frames for special occasions. What inspired that? Any challenges so far?

As soon as I came to the realization of my God-given talent, I’ve been using it to help humanity in my own little way. I’ve got friends who look up to me when it comes to composing birthday texts for them and their loved ones all of which I don’t charge a dime. Looking at this economy, one must find a means of survival. I woke up one day with the thought of how to monetize my talent without jeopardizing the main aim of it – to bless lives, so I came up with the thought of doing “FramePoems” where I compose sweet texts alongside pictures since photo frames is the trending thing in vogue and bless God I have been making quite a handful from it, half bread they say is better than none.

11. How are you able to manage your time with your studies and other activities you’re involved with?

It’s been God always and my dedicated mindset of not mixing my social life with my academic life. Out of no time, I shuffle everything and here we are, it’s been going fine.

12. Where do you see yourself and your brand in the next 5 years?

I see myself and my brand going places! I see myself as a world-class celebrated public figure and an emulated celebrity. I pray I get better with my writings too, being the future Soyinka isn’t a bad idea you know, a renowned Nobel Laureate. By then, I should be able to tell my success story to the world with tears of joy knowing fully well my dreams have come true.

13. If you were given the opportunity to address a group of girls five years younger than you, what will be your advice to them?

Never say never! Disappointments are there to make you stronger. Failure is there to teach you to prepare harder. Don’t you ever settle for less! Keep fighting and never give up. The world is waiting to celebrate and listen to your success story.
Thanks for having me.

ADEMILUYI Favour Titilope is currently a 300 level student of the prestigious Faculty of Law, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.

Growing up as a litterateur and debater, she has had modest achievements, awards and scholarship trip outside the country.

Over time, Favour has held several positions and is currently the Assistant P.R.O & Assistant General Secretary, CLASFON, OOU; the Deputy Information-Technologist, Legal Magnates & Company, OOU; the Financial Secretary and Assistant General Secretary, Infinity Foundation, OOU, among others.

1. Let’s meet you. Who is Favour?

Warm greetings. *ADEMILUYI FAVOUR* is God’s Noble Progeny, who is fully awake to and heading forward, in the actualization and manifestation of her true being and essence.

She is phenomenal, resourceful, and “Excellence-driven.”

2. Who and what inspires you?

1. My purpose, visions which are birthed by the Holy Spirit, a product of God’s will.

2. My Dad – He is an exemplary leader; a perfect description of humility, integrity, service and excellence.

3. You have been outside the country on a scholarship trip on two different occasions for being the best French student in your secondary school. Which countries are these? And how was your experience?

Quite funny! Although I was given a scholarship trip precisely to Togo on 2 different occasions for being the best French Student in Secondary School 2 & 3 respectively, I couldn’t embark on the journey.

For the first scholarship trip, my parents didn’t allow me go, for reasons best known to them.

For the second scholarship trip, although I had my valid passport and yellow card, I couldn’t embark on the journey as the trip clashed with a National Debate Competition at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife. ‘Being the debater that I am’, I chose the competition over the trip.

To God be the glory, I and my team emerged winners. I was the Chief Speaker for my school in the Debate competition, and I was awarded the Most Eloquent Speaker. Consequently, we (I and my team) were to be invited to Botswana for another competition, but this sadly didn’t see the light of the day.

However, my Dad surprisingly arranged another trip for me to Porto-Novo, while I was waiting for OOU’s Post UTME result to be out. It was a 1-3 month(s) study trip alongside some 300 level Nigerian Undergraduates (who were French students).

It was a remarkable experience. I was opportune to visit Le Temple du Python in Ouidah; Le Muséum Nationale, the ‘Sea of No Return’ et. al.

More importantly, I won the First Prize in the “BAIN LINGUISTIQUE EN FRANÇAIS” PROGRAMME (2017), and I was accordingly recognized by Le Président (the Vice Chancellor), INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE PANAFRICAIN (IUP), PORTO-NOVO.

4. Your best quote?

“You were born to stand out, stop trying to fit in,”
Roy T. Bennett.

5. How was growing up like for you? Did your upbringing contribute in anyway to who you are today and positions you hold?

I grew up in the soil of unconditional love and selflessness. I was (and is still) surrounded with hugs, motivation and unshakable faith in me from my parents. My Dad has always been my Special Friend, and my mum has always been my Superheroine. They have always been there for me.

Although not without hurdles, my upbringing has been an exclusive mix of grace and bliss. This has had a massive impact on me; I have grown to believe that I can do and achieve anything I set my heart to do and achieve.

Also, my Dad, who happens to be one of my mentors, has groomed and is still grooming me to an enviable stage. I grew up attending meetings with eminent Personalities, dining with Professors & Vice Chancellors, sampling and proof reading Ph.D thesis. I grew up interacting and working with great minds. This has indeed awaken the consciousness of responsibility and invoked the spirit of leadership in me.

6. You have held several positions and have never disappointed in blazing the trail right from childhood. You are currently the Assistant P.R.O & Assistant General Secretary, CLASFON, OOU; the Deputy Information-Technologist, Legal Magnates & Company, OOU; the Financial Secretary and Assistant General Secretary, Infinity Foundation, OOU, among others. How do you juggle all of these offices with the demands of studying Law?

Truthfully, although it has not been so smooth, it has been God all the way.

The key is discipline, as it requires a big sacrifice on my part. I endeavour to prioritize, set and stick to routines.

I have no doubt that there are more responsibilities coming my way. This will definitely require more balance; I’m always trusting God to perfect this delicate balance.

7. Mention 3 Women who inspire you and why

The world is full of inspiring women, and I consider myself so lucky to be inspired by the following women:
1. My invaluable mother – Victoria O. Ademiluyi
2.Mother-in-Israel, RCCG – Pst Mrs Foluke A. Adeboye
3. Former First Lady, United States of America – Michelle Obama

1. I grew up watching a live superheroine, whose unique nature constantly inspires me. My invaluable mother is a beacon of resilience, who has overtime instilled in me and my siblings a hard work ethic, and has motivated us to grow without barriers.

Leading by example, my mother repeatedly emphasizes the need to uphold the values of dignity, integrity and service. Victoria O. Ademiluyi is a blessing to me and the world at large; she is exceptional and phenomenal in every aspect.

2. Being a woman of virtue, Pastor Mrs Foluke Adenike Adeboye has continually inspired me and many others. Her calm and warm personality, alongside her sterling leadership qualities even as a real spiritual mother, who has the love of God, is indeed at the heart of some really inspiring lessons for all.

3. The graceful personality of Michelle Obama often leaves me completely enamoured. She is an iconic fashionista whose intelligence, grace, values, beliefs and leadership qualities infuse lives and set an example of how an ideal lady should be.

Her contagious positivity constantly inspires me and many others to prioritize self-care, use our voices for change, and be ourselves – unapologetically.

8. One thing you will like to change about yourself.

Honestly, I don’t want to change myself. I have grown to embrace who I am and to love myself unconditionally.

I simply want to grow and improve myself, even in my originality. I simply want to change my flawed actions, even in my originality.

Just like Mark Manson said, “Trying to change yourself—that is, who you are—will inevitably lead you to fail and feel hopeless. But if you instead focus on changing your actions without worrying about how it changes you as a person, real change becomes much simpler.”

9. If given the chance to be the President of Nigeria for a day, what will you change?

I most humbly will adopt the recommendation given by my Dad during his Inaugural Lecture on 10th March, 2020.

I will ensure to establish a National Planning agency which will redirect Nigeria’s development agenda from a ‘project basket approach’ to development. This will create something more comprehensive which will focus on correcting the social and spatial imbalances/inequalities that have sunk the majority of Nigerians into poverty.

The idea is to redesign Nigeria to amplify the linkages within the political and economic structures, as well as redesigning the polity to dismantle the colonial heritage of inequalities which have hitherto negatively affected the development of Nigeria (Ademiluyi, 2020).

10. What keeps you up at night?

The zeal to make landmark impacts, reform lives and transform the world positively. The zeal to fully live, express and manifest my true being and essence. The zeal to implement and fulfil my visions, my purpose; all these keep me up at night.

11. You have a great penchant for research, writing, public speaking and linguistics. You also represent OOU’S Literary and Debating Society in competitions and events. How do you prepare and develop yourself for these activities?

I simply toil upward in the night.

Just like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow POET said, “The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.”

12. Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?

By God’s grace, if He tarries, in the next 5 years, I see myself as a Ph.D student.

I also see myself fulfilling purpose and making the world a better place.

I see myself maintaining a stronger bond with God.

13. If you were given the opportunity to address a group of girls five years younger than you, what will be your advice to them?

If I was opportune to address a group of girls five years younger than I am, my advice will go thus:
“You are who you are, and there is no one else like you. Each person is a unique magnificent being. Do not be your illusory self. Accept yourself for who you truly are, and truly connect with your individual authentic self. Celebrate your essence. With sheer openness and in genuineness of your authentic expression, work from within – that is, from inside-out. To compromise the integrity of your individual authentic self is to falter in the face of mediocrity and conformity.”

Blessing Adekoya is a final year law student of Olabisi Onabanjo University. She is a member of OOU Law Clinic, TAG Leaders Hub (Next Elites) and Junior Chamber International, Nigeria OOU Chapter where she is currently the Vice President 1.

Blessing owns her Fragrance and Perfume outlet named “Scenty Scents.”

*1. Let’s meet you. Who is Blessing?*

Blessing is the apple of God’s eye, a beautiful and inspiring young lady.

*2. What are your hobbies?*

Well, I love reading great books,listening to people, planning, eating and yes sleeping if that’s an hobby (laughs).

*3. Who and what inspires you?*

I would say God because I’m still in awe of him. The kind of love he showers on us despite all our imperfections sometimes leaves me shocked and confused.

Also I’m inspired by everyone who despite the odds are still sane and manage to be successful.

*4. What is your biggest fear?*

Having regrets. Waking up everyday and realizing I could have achieved something but I didn’t maybe because I didn’t put in enough efforts. I have been there before, it’s a place I don’t want to be again.

*5. You’re the Vice President 1 of Junior Chamber International, one of the top leading organizations of youths not just in Nigeria but all over the world. It is mostly conceived as an organization of Law students alone. How true is this? How has its membership helped you as a person and what can you say about opportunities the organization present or has presented to young citizens?*

Junior Chamber International is a non governmental organization of youths between ages 18-40. It is mostly conceived as an organization for law students because of the ‘Chamber’ in it’s name but it’s for all youths not law students alone.

JCI has helped in my self development. It has helped with getting rid of my shyness as I can address a large audience now , JCI has broaden my mindset and most importantly taught me that “Service to humanity is the best work of life”

JCI has a lot of opportunities to offer young citizens; Individual, Business, Community and International opportunities.

*6. One accessory you can’t leave home without.*

A big smile on my face.

*7. Your best quote*

Your Abnormal will be the new normal.

*8. You are the CEO of Scenty Scents. What prompted it? And what has been the major challenge so far?*

Actually it was prompted by the need to have more. I didn’t want to rely on allowances from my parents alone so I started the brand. I’m glad I did because it meet needs in a way, helping people’s personal hygiene and boosting their self confidence.

My major challenge so far is the stress of being an entrepreneur, there is a lot more to it than it meets the eye.

*8. What keeps you up at night?*

Being nocturnal, I work better with the quiet. I do house chores, read books, learn new things and surf the internet.

*9. If given the chance to be the President of Nigeria for a day, what will you change?*

The Police Force. There is so much to be looked into in that aspect.

*10. Country or city you’ll love to visit soonest?*

Dubai

*11. You are a member of TAG Leaders’ Hub(Next Elites). What is its aim? Any activity or programme you have been able to achieve through it?*

The essence of the creation of The Next Elites is to create a group of individuals who are Godly first and then, captains of industries or high government office holders who would help re-align the country and the world towards the proper functionality they should be at.

There is a lot to be achieved this year based on strict monitoring. Our thinking horizon by books we have been exposed to, financial, health, religious, relationship goals are being achieved.

*12. Where do you see yourself and your brand in the next 5 years?*

The name ‘Blessing Adekoya’ will be known for being a young lady with the difference. My brand will become bigger and better by God’s grace!

*13. If you were given the opportunity to address a group of girls five years younger than you, what will be your advice to them?*

You need to get out of your comfort zone. Stretch yourself. Try out things that would propel you to fulfilling your destiny. It doesn’t hurt to try. You can’t afford to settle for what you think is safe.

Everyone has the ability to be a winner. The fact that you fail some challenges doesn’t make you a failure, it’s only an opportunity to prepare better for the next challenge and tap into unseen potentials inside of you.