Laide Raheem, Abeokuta
Determined to impact positively to the society and fulfill part of her social responsibility, the winner of the 2018 Arewa Ogun Beauty Pageant, Mosunmola Omotayo, has distributed potable water to over 10,000 residents of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Residents of Ibara, Omida, Isabo, Kuto, Nawair-Ud-Deen Road, Oke-Yeke, Ijaye, Sapon, Itoku and Elega, were elated to receive the water made available by the beauty queen. Water tankers were dispatched to these areas hit by dearth of potable water, to dispense water to the residents free of charge.
She disclosed that the water project is one of the projects she lined up to touch lives: “We are here for my project tagged ‘Water is Life’. Water is a necessity, without water we cannot do anything. We are here to distribute water to the residents. These are special areas where people need water. I conducted a research and discovered that there is water scarcity in the identified areas and that is why I decided that my water project should be brought to these areas.
“You should expect more, we are going to other communities in another local government probably Sagamu or Ijebu-ode to distribute water. Government should also help by digging boreholes in all the local areas. My target is to distribute water to 10,000 residents.”
Convener of the beauty pageant, Bunmi Mustapha, said: “The winner of 2018/2019 has decided to give back to the society through this project tagged ‘Water is Life.’ This is the first phase of her project to contribute to the society, which crowned her.
“We have people collecting water because they have been having difficulty in getting potable water and we are here to begin the distribution of water to 10,000 people. For now we are doing this project from personal fund and by the time we are able to get support from well-meaning individuals, the project will be extended to other parts of the state.
“Apart from that, we will inform the Ogun State Government that Arewa Ogun event is not just about beauty pageant, but also to give back to the society, and that through us they can get to the society. We are going to do this every two weeks. We will approach the incoming government and see how we can take this project to higher pedestal.”