Josephine Oboh Macleod

Josephine Oboh Macleod is a gallery owner in the United Kingdom. She is the first to stage an Afro-Celtic cultural show in Nigeria, at Fela Kuti New Afrika Shrine.

Josephine Oboh in 2019

Quotes

"Chief Josephine Oboh-Macleod: Living nexus between politics, art, charity" (2021)

"Chief Josephine Oboh-Macleod: Living nexus between politics, art, charity", Vanguard (December 8, 2021)

• I am impacting positively on the general well-being of our society by grooming the children young. It also gives the children happy memories of growing up. Directly, these help the children appreciate nature and humanity.

• As a politician, I am a servant of the people and one of my tasks is to contribute positively to the community and ensure a better quality of life for all, especially our children who are our future heroes.

• There is humanity in art and charitable work and this is a powerful tool to use in politics if one is to serve the people correctly. We have to care for our youth, elders, under-privileged and those with other challenges. This is the focus of my charity and the message I send through my art.

• Education starts from teaching our young ones these values from an early age.

• It’s amazing. Kids love gardening. The point is that whatever you want children to learn, it is best to start early. They see it as fun, relaxing and the end result of seeing what they have planted blossom is satisfying. In order words catch them young. I also find it elating when I give back to those that will eventually run the world. In a way, it is one of my ways to gradually introduce politic to the kids; we do engage in conversations while working. I want to say I’m proud that as a politician I’m certain that I can impact a lot of positive changes in society, especially through the children.