Founder of Wellbeing Foundation for Africa,Toyin Saraki, is 59

The number of our years on earth is few. Yet, it is left to us to decide their use and usefulness. With people like Dr.Toyin Ojora-Saraki in front, one finds it easier to manage their sojourn through time. Thus, at 59 years of age, the wife of the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is an inspirational figure and a strong justification for meaningful living.

In Nigeria, we have had many individuals bearing the touch of selfless accomplishment. Among them, Dr. Toyin is a leading light. Regarded as one of the most influential women of her time, she is a strong and self-driven individual with enough passion to extinguish the frigid circumstances of the modern culture of self-seeking and self-serving.

If not for anything, Dr. Toyin’s role in providing quality health care for women and children in poor conditions is enough reason to appreciate God for her existence. Despite fitting the characteristic profile of one that is high and mighty, Dr. Toyin has shown through her Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) initiative that she is humble, even-tempered, and given to satisfying the needs of other people.

During his reign, Senator Saraki was a mighty figure. His presence altogether eclipsed that of his fellows at the Senate. His wife is not at all like that. With Dr. Toyin is a gentleness that typifies the coolness of water during a period of great thirst. Interestingly, her WBFA initiative serves a similar purpose, bringing succour to the underprivileged, underappreciated, and uncared-for.

At 59, one could celebrate the many milestones of Dr. Toyin’s career as a global health advocate and healthcare philanthropist. One could also call to mind the support she has provided her husband, helping him reach pinnacle political heights. But none of that compares to the radiations of her warm heart as expressed in the commission and crusade of WBFA.