Siju Iluyomade holds 12th Arise Women Conference

Our Reporter

The 12th edition of the women empowerment program, Arise Women Conference was held on Saturday, 31st October 2020 at the Redeem Christian Church of God, City of David, Oniru, Lagos.

The event which was tagged #DEEPLYROOTED was hosted by the convener, Dr Siju Iluyomade who welcomed notable personalities including Chairman of Access Bank Plc, Dr. Ajoritsedere Awosika, Mrs. Stella Okoli, CEO, Emzor Pharmaceutical, Professor, Akin Abayomi, Commissioner of Health, Lagos State, Tomi Coker Commissioner of Health Ogun State among others.

Speaking at the conference, Dr. Siju Iluyomade reflected on the global effects of Covid-19 saying it although it has been tough but should teach Nigeria everyday courage.

“Today, we say thank you to all those for fought that others may stay alive. COVID-19 taught us and should teach our Nation Nigeria everyday courage” said Ilumomade.

“Moral Courage, Intellectual Courage, Disciplined Courage, and Empathetic Courage. Using these tools, we would develop courage in our convictions to develop our Nation Nigeria, and our world at large.

“Simply put, courage was the singularly most important virtue of keeping us DEEPLY ROOTED. To confront the darkness, despair, horror, shame, sorrow, pains and fears. We NEEDED TO STAY ALIVE”.

Iluyomade however called for urgent intervention in Nigeria’s healthcare system.

“For us, as Arise Women, we stand at the forefront of delivering on the 17 sustainable Development Goals. These goals are a wake-up call – a call to action. It involves a global partnership with many sectors. The quest to end poverty and other deprivations demands strategic planning and impact from various other sectors.

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“There is an urgent need to improve healthcare delivery, education, infrastructural developments, unemployment, gender inequality to spur economic growth, most especially amongst women.

“In life, there is interconnectivity, Good Health and Wellbeing are intertwined with economic prosperity; so also does education impact on every sphere of life.
Poor education has been linked to a lot of social malaise. It widens the gap of inequality. Arise strongly advocates that all children, no matter who they are, must have the right to quality education’,

Also speaking the Chairman of Access Bank Plc, Dr. Ibukun Awosika commended the Convener, Siju Iluyomade for being an inspiration to many women and also using her time and resources to empower the less privileged in the country through many interventions of the Arise Women Foundation.

Arise Pink Buckets were also distributed; “We have started distributing the Arise Pink Bucket Palliatives in Surulere and Lagos Island. This will go on to other Council in the State, this is an art of Arise intervention for the country during this period, apart from the one we did at the peak of Covid-19 for Lagos State Government”, said Dr. Siju Iluyomade.