A local voice for financial wisdom is close at hand
IN his journey from analysing blood samples to pioneering financial inclusion, the story of Olubayo Adekanmbi seems on the surface to be one of an unconventional career transition. Yet in many ways, the object of his metamorphosis was evident right from the earliest days of his very first job. “The truth is that when you enable a woman financially, you literally help a family and thereby build a nation," he said. Growing up in Abeokuta in southwest Nigeria, like other boys, Adekanmbi aspired to be a medical doctor. He ended up as a biochemist, working in a local hospital. Today,…