Personal assistant to former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Aminat Sule has described how see landed her job in the face of mishaps.
In a thread on Twitter, Sule narrated her actions on the day she met with Obasanjo.
She explained that she chose to attend an event hosted by Chatham House after she heard that Obasanjo will be there. She said she had set a goal for herself to become the youngest first Female Foreign Affairs Minister for Nigeria so she worked towards that.
When she got to the event, she sat in the front seat assigned to a journalist who was running late and made eye contact with Obasanjo all through the event.
After the event, guests rushed to take photos with the former President but she quickly stormed the stage, inserted herself between him and them, told the guests he wouldn't be taking any more pictures and asked for a private room where he could rest.
When they got to the private room, she said Obasanjo asked her, "Whose daughter are you?" and she replied, "My father isn’t anyone you know. He’s just a normal Nigerian citizen who relocated to the UK for a better life."
She said he "chuckled" and said " So how can I help you?" and she replied: "Well I’m your new PA. I’m going to serve you."
She said, "I’ve been serving him since that date."
She concluded her story, writing: "Moral of the story: Opportunities don’t always come to you. Sometimes you have to create your own opportunities."
See tweets below:
I set a goal for myself to become the youngest first female foreign affairs minister for Nigeria. For someone who was born in the UK. It sounded quite radical right?
— Aminat Sule (@Aminatsule_) August 12, 2020
Due to a lack of funding, my show could no longer be aired on National TV
— Aminat Sule (@Aminatsule_) August 12, 2020
I was determined to serve one of the greatest leaders in Africa. So I positioned myself front row. I sat in the seat reserved for a @thesundaytimes journalist – my apologies your correspondent arrived late.
— Aminat Sule (@Aminatsule_) August 12, 2020
I stormed onto the stage and said, excuse me: “No more pictures! Can we get him into a private room, with a glass of water? In 10 minutes he’ll resume to discuss matters and entertain the press.” pic.twitter.com/bVveJhHpCd
— Aminat Sule (@Aminatsule_) August 12, 2020
He chuckled and said “so how can I help you?”
— Aminat Sule (@Aminatsule_) August 12, 2020
I said “well I’m your new PA. I’m going to serve you.”
I’ve been serving him since that date. pic.twitter.com/6MjToEwkgv
Moral of the story: Opportunities don’t always come to you. Sometimes you have to create your own opportunities.
— Aminat Sule (@Aminatsule_) August 12, 2020
