Mrs. Amosun: Wants to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro to help IDPS
Five brave women: Former Member, Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Joke Olanipekun, Uzo Nwani, Debo Laditan and the Ogun State First Lady, H.E. Mrs. Olufunso Amosun have agreed to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro with their friend, Mrs. Remi Abere to raise funds for Nigeria's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
In a bid to raise awareness for this rare expression of compassion, Mrs. Amosun has launched a social media campaign for the "Climbwithremi" expedition which is part of Mrs. Abere's 50th birthday celebration.
According to the Ogun State First Lady "I am climbing the Mountain on behalf of the wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hajiya Aisha Buhari who is so passionate about women and children and all those who are in IDP Camps across our nation. She has demonstrated this in several ways and I am happy to climb on her behalf. I am also climbing to raise funds to alleviate poverty, the suffering and hardship that those in the IDP Camps are experiencing right now"
Mrs. Abere, a Chartered Accountant who works for IBM as the Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Lead for West Africa stated that after climbing the Kilimanjaro last year, she decided to embark on the same journey again because of the added attraction of using it to raise funds of Nigeria's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
"I just want to help society. Climbing Kilimanjaro to bring awareness to a cause so critical is one of those things I chose to do. We have the mindset that government should be responsible for everything, but they don't have all the resources. So, it is about doing what I can to make things better."She stated
According to her, on November 29, she will be leaving the shores of Nigeria for the expedition tagged "Climb With Remi" to Kilimanjaro alongside five other women.
" There is no better awareness than having six middle-aged women climbing the mountain to bring the attention of the public to the plight of these women and children who were sent packing from their homes.
"It is five days to ascend and two days to descend. We should be back 11am on December 6," she stated.
"As much as money is essential for logistics, she revealed that they are not after money in the real sense. What is important is drawing attention to the IDPs issue and rallying people to contribute in all ways possible to remedy the situation.
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