A Quintessence of Grace: Yetunde Teriba

Yetunde Teriba, a gender expert, a seasoned administrator, and an accomplished scholar hails from the popular Lagos-island area of Lagos state.

Currently residing in the United States Of America, City Of Chicago, to be precise. Yetunde started her life in Lagos, where she had her primary and secondary school education.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters’s degree in Educational Management, both from the University of Ibadan with several other degrees from England, France, and Ethiopia.

As an administrator, she worked at the University of Ibadan for ten years before taking up an international job at the OAU in 1989.

Her research and intellectual contributions were pivotal to the development, progression, and inculcation of gender policies and advocacy into various programs and activities of AU (formerly OAU) commission, AU Structure, and AU member states.

These gender Policies include the Economic and Political Empowerment of Women, Women’s Right, Women, and Drug Abuse, Trafficking in Women, and Women’s Reproductive rights, amongst others.

Before retiring in December 2013, she was the head of the Gender Coordination and Outreach Division in the Women Gender and Development Directorate of the African Union Commission.

A recipient of several awards, both within the shores of Nigeria and outside, Yetunde Teriba’s contributions to the improvement of the lives of women and children within the continent of Africa is still being recognized and honored.

Yetunde Teriba is a member of the Lagosians Chicago, a chapter member of the Eko Club international (USA, CANADA, AND EUROPE).

Eko club international is an umbrella organization of Lagosians in the Diaspora, and the success of the Club could not have been plausible without the unflinching allegiance of dedicated members like Yetunde Teriba.

She also contributes to faith-based organizations as she serves as the Secretary to the board council of the International Pentecostal Church and contributes to Jesus House, Chicago as an active member of the elders’ group.

Married to late Professor Owodunni Teriba, a seasoned Economist for 41 years, she is blessed with four children and several grandchildren.

Yetunde Teriba, who can only be described as an embodiment of grace and admirable success, would be having the virtual launching of her book, ‘An Enriched Life’ via her Facebook and YouTube pages on Saturday, the 25th of July, 2020 between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. CST.

There would be both Live, and Video appearances of several notable speakers amongst whom are:

*H.E Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission, Advocate

• Bience Gawanas, Former Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission,

“Dr. Amany Asfour, President, International Federation of Business & Professional Women (BPW) and President, Egyptian Business Women Association (BWA),

*Dr. Abdulhakim Elwaer, Former Director of Administration, African Union Commission,

• Dr. Shaffdeen Amuwo, Retired Associate Dean, Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, Chicago.

*The event Chairperson, Dr. Yemi Champion Odusola.

This book is an autobiography of Yetunde Teriba from childhood through adulthood.

She chronicled her life’s journey as a source of inspiration and encouragement to everyone, especially women, that no matter what life throws at them, they can surmount the obstacles and difficulties to become successful in life.

From her book, readers would be encouraged that with faith and hard work, coupled with a good marriage, anyone can become anything meaningful in life.

According to Otunba T.J Abass, Publisher Of Eko Hot Blog, Yetunde Teriba is a “model of integrity, grace and hard work, a lady of virtuous enterprise and an international persona, flying the nation’s flag high in different countries of the world.” Otunba T.J Abass is so proud of Yetunde, saying that she would be leaving her footprints in the sands of time with her upcoming book as she transfers the
roadmap to her legacy of accomplishments to the upcoming generations.

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Olusolape Teriba Ajayi, her daughter, says that she “has been her greatest role model” and “is looking forward to people reading the book and enjoying it as much as she has.”

“Dr. Shaffdeen Amuwo described her as an individual who carries her self with great dignity and aplomb. I have known her for over 25 years. She has always exuded nothing but joy and bonhomie”.

Her contributions and work with the Organization of African Unity (OAU) now African Unity (AU), which she recounted explicitly in the book, is an interesting one indeed.

This author was a pioneering staff to the formulation and implementation of the policy on the evolution of women, gender equality and development Of women in Africa, a role she played so well, as she moved up her career ladder to become the head of the department head of Gender Coordination and Outreach Division in the Women Gender and Development Directorate. She retired in December 2013.

The author also touched on raising healthy and responsible children, which she believes is the greatest legacy of any parent.

Readers will be immensely encouraged and fired up as they read the book, “An Enriched Life” by Yetunde Teriba.

TO JOIN THE LAUNCH LIVE, VISIT: www.yetundeteriba.com
TO RSVP to the Virtual Book Launch: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-enriched-life-virtual-book-launch-ticket-113037225384
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqfT9INwSDuJKdbhykpnbTQ