“It wasn’t love at first sight because I was really young then. He didn’t pretend about the whole thing when he met me. He saw and liked me and said he wanted to marry me.

I liked him as a person and he was really generous to a fault and really caring. My husband is full of fun and loving. Never a dull moment being with him. My advice to young ladies is to pray to God to lead them to the love of their heart.”

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The power couple who got married when Shade was 21, have been married for 20 years and together, they are blessed with four children.

Shade Okoya, a banker and sociologist who was conferred with Doctor of Science (Honorary Causa) in Business Management and Corporate leadership by the senate of European American University on August 23, 2014; also advised single women to pray before they choose a man to settle down with.