Olamuyiwa Narrates How She Lost Everything After Eko Project
The International African female talking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa, has recited how she missed everything after she neglected her ‘Eko inspire me project’.
Olamuyiwa who was also known as Ara, was said to be homeless and hopeless in 2019 after she peddled her four cars and moved out of her house.
Narrating her ordeal during a courtesy call to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Olamuyiwa
described, the ‘Eko Inspire Me Project’ as initiative for Lagosians, saying that it aims at restoring hopes to people exposed to negative influences in the area.
She said, “The ‘Eko Inspire me’ is an initiative to inspire hope in Lagosians who have lived in darkness and have been exposed to negative influences.”
“I was hopeless and homeless, I lost everything and it was someone that gave me a room in a hotel that I slept with my son for a year. I did not have anything, and I had to wait for kitchen food before I can survive.
“When people give me a token like N15,000, it looked like millions to me then. It was really terrible.
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“It was my late mum that came to my aid, prayed for me, and got me a car. I started afresh after COVID-19 and I am grateful to the governor for believing and supporting this ‘Eko inspire me’ project.
“A lot of them were not born like that, they were victims of circumstances. Our initiative will bridge the gap and give hope to these people on the Lagos streets.
“We are going to be doing auditions where we will discover new talents and also assist them in becoming something great.”
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Responding, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu applauded Olamuyiwa for coming up with such a project that could help the government reach out to the less privileged on the streets. He described Ara as someone who had changed the face of the creative industry.
Sanwo-Olu said, “My responsibility is to make life easy and comfortable for my citizens. Ara is doing part of our duties and we are going to support her in making sure that many people are taken from the streets.”