ABUJA– One of the shinning light of Nigeria, who has over time carve a niche for herself in a presumed male dominated profession, Engineering is no other person than Engr. (Dr) Funmi-Waheed Adekojo.
A very smart, intelligent and philanthropist who is fast becoming a business Mogul, taking giant strides and mastering her craft.
A graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, Engr. Funmi Waheed-Adekojo is a young Billionaire silently making waves but the rippling effects are felt all over the ocean.
Funmi Ayinke as fondly called, is a woman of many parts. A woman who is an exceptional achiever at such a young age, yet she never stops from giving of herself and her resources to the poor and needy.
Through her organisation, The Funmi Ayinke Humanitarian Foundation, (FHF), this young industrialist has paid over 10,000 students tuition fees, even as some are placed on scholarship.
Widely travelled, Funmi Ayinke rises above all obstacles to identify beneficiaries of her philanthropic guestures irrespective of location, terrain or peculiarities. This has seen her travels as far as the hinterlands of the crises ridden north adopting children, especially the girl child for her scholarship programmes and the cranny of the Creeks of the Niger Delta to help guarantee more poor children good education.
Reminded by the memories of her mother, and how she toiled daily to make sure she becomes somebody in life, the FHF has brought smiles to the faces of over 3000 widows, through various empowerment programmes.
Guided by her sayings, “I was not born with a silver spoon, I wasn’t born with even a wooden spoon. We were poor and that is why I can never forget my past. I am led to help by the circumstances and obstacles I had to overcome. I will continue to help and give as much as I am blessed”, Funmi says she has sold herself out to giving to the less privileged.
Her energy level is supersonic as she has embarked on some many engineering projects, which to some is a reserve rights of the male folks. However, she stood out with numerous awards to show for it.
Besides her Doctorate degrees, Fellowships in her field and her professional body, Funmi Ayinke has been crowned Africa Best Rated Engineer of the Year, 2021 by Classic Africa Merit Award, CAMA.
The 2021 Ondo State Woman of the year love for sciences has seen her actively involved in the Science Technology Engineeeing and Math (STEM) project. A project being embraced by many Nigerian educational institutions to prepare students for the new world of technology and science.
Meet Engr. Funmi Waheed-Adekojo, fondly called ‘Funmi Ayinke’, the 2021 Africa Best Rated Engineer Of The Year.
