Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode Explained

Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode
Birth Date:24 December 1963
Nationality:Nigerian
Spouse:Gbenga Oyebode
Children:3
Relations:Ireti Kingibe (aunt)
Parents:
Alma Mater:
Organization:Asset Management Group Limited, Murtala Muhammed Foundation
Notable Works:The Stolen Daughters of Chibok
Boards:Lekoil Nigeria Limited

Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode (born 24 December 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, author, activist and philanthropist.[1] She is currently the Group chief executive officer of Asset Management Group Limited and the chief executive officer of Murtala Muhammed Foundation.[2]

Early life and education

Muhammed-Oyebode is the first of six children[3] born to the late General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, a former Head of state of Nigeria. Her mother is Ajoke Murtala Muhammed. Muhammed-Oyebode's father was assassinated when she was twelve years old.[4]

Muhammed-Oyebode had her secondary school education at the Queen's College, Lagos.[5] She studied law at the University of Buckingham, UK, and holds an LLB Honors degree. Her Master's in Law degree is in Public International Law from King's College, University of London and she also has an MBA in Finance from the Imperial College, London.[6] She has a doctorate degree from the SOAS University of London.

Career

Muhammed-Oyebode had her national youth service at the Ministry of External Affairs in Lagos between 1988 and 1989.[7] She began her career as an associate at the firm of Ajumogobia, Okeke, Oyebode & Aluko in Lagos in 1989. In 1991, she established Asset Management Group Limited, a real estate development company.

Muhammed-Oyebode has served on the board of different organisations, including as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Unity School Old Students Association.[8] She was also a non-executive director of Diamond Bank Nigeria.[9] In 2017, she was appointed as a board member of the Women's Leadership Board of the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.[10] Other board memberships include as Board Chair, Lekoil Nigeria Limited[2] and as Board Chair, NEEM Foundation.[11]

Philanthropy/activism

Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode founded the Murtala Muhammed Foundation in 2001.[12] The foundation was named in honour of her late father, and works on social and security issues in the northern states of Nigeria.[13] [14]

As an activist, Muhammed-Oyebode is part of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, a group that called for the return of the 276 Chibok Schoolgirls who were kidnapped from the Chibok Local Government of Borno State, Nigeria, by Boko Haram terrorists in April 2014.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Bibliography

Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode is the author of The Stolen Daughters of Chibok, a book that documents personal interviews from 152 of the parents/relatives of the 276 abducted Chibok schoolgirls.[20]

Awards and recognition

!Year!Award Ceremony!Prize!Result
2016New African Woman AwardNew African Woman Civil SocietyShortlisted[21]
2019Nigerian Higher Education Foundation AwardJonathan F. Fanton Leadership in Education AwardHonoured[22]

Personal life

Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode is married to Gbenga Oyebode, a lawyer and co-founder of Aluko & Oyebode.[23] She has three children.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lekoil Appoints Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode Board Chairman – THISDAYLIVE . 2023-02-10 . www.thisdaylive.com.
  2. Web site: January 20, 2021 . Lekoil names Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode as board chairperson . 2023-02-10 . www.premiumtimesng.com.
  3. Web site: Deolu . 13 February 2015 . 13 Interesting Facts You Need To Know About Murtala Muhammed . 2023-02-10 . Information Nigeria . en-US.
  4. Web site: Webmaster . 13 February 2016 . My sisters almost dropped out of school after dad's murder – Murtala's daughter . 2023-02-10 . Daily Trust . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Unity Schools epitomise dream of united Nigeria – Muhammed-Oyebode – P.M. News . 2023-02-10 . en-US.
  6. Web site: 6 August 2016 . I will go into politics –Aisha Oyebode . 2023-02-10 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  7. Web site: 8 August 2020 . Solid foundation births a foundation . 2023-02-10 . The Journal . en-US . 10 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230210154248/https://thejournalnigeria.com/solid-foundation-births-a-foundation/ . dead .
  8. Web site: 9 July 2019 . Unity schools alumni rise against insecurity, worsening decay . 2023-02-10 . The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  9. Web site: Moses-Ashike . Hope . 27 July 2017 . Diamond Bank strengthens board . 2023-02-10 . Businessday NG . en-US.
  10. Web site: Jaafar . Jaafar . 23 February 2017 . Harvard school appoints late Murtala's daughter leadership board member . 2023-02-10 . Daily Nigerian . en-GB.
  11. Web site: 23 April 2021 . Board Members – Neem Foundation . 2023-02-10 . en-US.
  12. Web site: 14 February 2022 . Foundation tasks Nigerians on Murtala Muhammed's legacies, visions . 2023-02-10 . The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  13. Web site: Fresh Boko Haram abductions threaten gains for girls' education in Nigeria – Nigeria ReliefWeb . 2023-02-10 . reliefweb.int . 23 February 2018 . en.
  14. Web site: 14 April 2022 . Group marks eighth anniversary of Chibok girls' abduction . 2023-02-10 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  15. News: Chibok Girls Rescue: Government Should Redefine Strategy – Oyebode . en-US . Channels Television . 2023-02-10.
  16. Web site: Daughter of assassinated Nigeria leader battles denial over Chibok girls . 2023-02-10 . www.premiumtimesng.com.
  17. Web site: Find our daughters: anguish as Nigeria confirms 110 girls were abducted in school attack . 2023-02-10 . Theirworld . en.
  18. Web site: Online . The Eagle . 13 April 2019 . Chibok Girls: BBOG takes campaign to refocus on global support in UK – . 2023-02-10 . The Eagle Online . en-US.
  19. Web site: 21 April 2019 . Focus on Africa: Nigerians in 5-year wait for missing Chibok Girls . 2023-02-10 . RFI . en.
  20. Web site: Kayode-Adedeji . Dimeji . 2023-04-14 . Murtala Muhammed's daughter releases book on abducted Chibok girls . 2023-05-17 . Premium Times Nigeria . en-GB.
  21. Web site: BellaNaija.com . 4 March 2016 . Your First Look at the Shortlist of Nominees for New African Woman Awards 2016 . 2023-02-18 . BellaNaija . en-US.
  22. Web site: Meet Our 2019 Honorees: Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode – NHEF . 2023-02-18 . en.
  23. Web site: Gbenga Oyebode . 2023-02-07 . Ford Foundation . 4 November 2019 . en.
  24. News: 11 April 2016 . INTERVIEW-Daughter of assassinated Nigeria leader battles denial over Chibok girls . en . Reuters . 2023-02-10.

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