About me
My full name is Busola Obayomi. I go by Bus Obayomi. My first name means "God added to my wealth." My last name means "the King saved me," signifying a tie to royalty. I was born in Lagos, Nigeria. I moved to the United States at the age of Fourteen. I immigrated to the Bronx, New York, with my siblings. I started in 10th grade in the United States. I would say I attended three high schools in three years because of New York City public schools' bad experiences. I attended Stevenson High school but graduated from Lehman High School. After High school, I attended Bronx Community College, where was I was a Student Government senator and Vice president. My involvement in leadership and politics started at the community college. I graduated from State University at Albany with a bachelor's in Political Science and a minor in sociology.
After Undergraduate, I enrolled at Brooklyn College with a Masters in International Affairs. I am a proud American and US citizen. Through my parents, I became an American citizen who had their citizenship before I turned 18 years of age. I am also proud of my Nigerian heritage and proud to share the beauty of both cultures. As a Nigerian-American, I respect the culture and values that my parents and family had instilled in me. I also appreciate the freedom and opportunities that America has afforded, as well. I do not think I would have been the man I am today without the opportunities I have had in the United States as an American. The chance that America has afforded us all is the opportunity to choose our destiny and who we want to be irrespective of our status at birth. America gives us the ability to dream and also the freedom to pursue it. These are inalienable rights. I strongly believe in the freedom to choose and determine one's destiny. As the Nigerian proverbs say, "The road of a thousand miles starts with a step." I am passionate about building bridges and connect cultures and communities. We can only give our best when we can indeed be our true selves.