HELPING THE NEEDY: EXCITEMENT AS SHOMOLU GETS DELIVERY OF SIJU ILUYOMADE’S ARISE PINK BUCKET

Again, residents of Shomolu area of Lagos State were excited yesterday 23^rd of January 2021 after joining other Local Government in the State to receive the goody food basket of Arise Women under the auspices of God-sent philanthropist, Dr Siju Iluyomade as a palliative, in continuation of the act of giving succor to the needy.

The initiative is part of Arise activities in celebration of its 12year anniversary of impacting many lives across the country through different empowerment, skill acquisition, enlightenment programmes and so many activities to support the effort of government. Earlier in the Month, the team had stormed Murtala Muhammed area of Ikeja, Lagos airport and also Ajegunle where over 4000 of the Pink Bucket were distributed for the most vulnerable in the society.

The Arise Pink Bucket comprises of food stuffs like rice, spaghetti groundnut oil, tomato paste etc. The distribution in Shomolu follows the earlier ones distributed in Lagos Island, Surulere, Epe, Ikorodu, Ikeja and Ajegunle among other communities in the State.  Expressing joy and appreciation over the gesture, some of the beneficiaries showered encomium on Dr Iluyomade and the Arise team for the gesture, while also urging other well meaning individuals and bodies to emulate the good gesture spearheaded by the delectable lawyer of 35years of experience