Funmilade Akingbagbohun

"addressing root causes of ‘japa’ syndrome, such as economic instability, insecurity, food security and corruption, is crucial for long success and taming brain drain in the country."

"It was quite challenging when I took over as the national chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers. I was the first female to become the chapter chairman in Lagos, leading all the Lagos mechanical engineers before I became a three-time national executive member of the NIMechE at the national level, and now the national chairman. It was a huge challenge; I had some male colleagues competing with me, but I took the bull by the horns because I had goals and a vision for the institution and I felt that I needed to contribute my quota to the development of mechanical engineering practice in Nigeria."