Councillor Afolasade Bright, holds a law degree (LL.B.), and a Master’s degree in Employment and Human Resources Management. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development U.K, and Cabinet Member for Employment, Skills and Aspiration in the Borough of Barking and Dagenham, U.K with responsibilities for women, gender equality and businesses.

Councillor Afolasade Bright, has had a long history of public service spanning over two decades. As the very first Cabinet Member for Equalities and Cohesion, she was apt to promote inclusiveness and diversity, by developing important borough events such as Women’s Empowerment Month. Black History Month, and the implementation of the Borough’s Gender Equality Charter. She has also worked with Faith organizations and community groups across the Borough, to promote and impact its ideals and lend a voice to the vulnerable and disadvantaged.

Afolasade Bright who is a member of the prestigious London Mayor’s Association and London Labour Mayor’s Association, had once been a Councillor in Hackney borough and Chair of Hackney Labour Group as well as Director of Hackney Homes, before she was elected as the first African and certainly first Nigerian Civic Mayor of Hackney in 2006. A Trustee of many local and National organizations in the U.K. and abroad. Adviser to government and parastatals.

Sade is the Founder and President of several Organizations: The Sapphirez women’s organization, The Pennu Charity for old people, Extraordinaire, (a project geared to mentoring young women and girls through her political and leadership mentoring academy, with over 200 young people currently benefiting from the project). She also supports and fundraises for many nominated charities, including Age Concern UK, St Joseph’s Hospice Hackney, Richards House Children’s Charity and The Bright Free Maths Project.

Councillor Afolasade Bright is the story of amazing strength and grace. She is an epitome of a good public servant and Community Leader who works tirelessly in very many different ways on behalf of the community.
As a committed Christian, she works assiduously with her husband in the Faith Sector and currently serves as a Co-Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (The Master’s Sanctuary). This very industrious and sought-after speaker at corporate events and church conferences, is also the Author of an award-winning Christian book titled, ‘Dream Big: Stretch Your Boundaries’. She has received a collection of 180 awards both in the U.K. and abroad.