Exceptional & Exemplary Fatherhood
A conversation with Rafiat Akinwande and her Dad, Mr. Kola Akinwande — Episode 13
I had made up my mind to help my children become all they want to be, especially the girls. I always encouraged my daughters to do what any boy can do. I wanted my daughters to to be different, so I never discriminated against any of my children, irrespective of their sex. — Mr. Kola Akinwande (2022)
For all the father’s day/month episodes we’ve had, the culmination would be how the fathers passed on the value of education and sacrifice for their children, and this episode was no exception.
For our annual Father’s Day giveaway, we asked our Instagram followers to share one very exceptional thing their father had done for them. The winner was Rafiat Akinwande, an ambitious Nigerian I have known from the African podcast community and looked forward to having on the show — coming with her dad as well was a welcome extra!
To Rafiat, her dad, Mr. Kola Akinwande, is her hero, cliches be damned. He was committed to nurturing her creativity: to this day, he listens to every one of her podcast episodes and comments…
