Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, joined other eminent personalities at the Arise Women’s Conference 2016 hosted by Pastor Siju Iluyomade of the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s City of David Parish, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday.
Dressed in the uniform ankara chosen for the occasion, Mrs Adeosun joined Wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo; Wife of the Kwara State Governor, Omolewa Ahmed, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa and others in fervent prayers for Nigeria.
Guest ministers at the conference were Pastor Grace Okorede and Pastor Becky Enenche of Dunamis International Gospel Church.
There was free medical treatment, cervical cancer screening, skin care consultation, free eye tests and glasses, free checks on blood sugar level and blood pressure at the conference.
Arise Women is a faith-based non-governmental organisation committed to accelerating nation building through the empowerment of women in the society and has impacted, inspired and encouraged over 15,000 women to achieve their God given potentials, by the words and teachings of carefully chosen and proven speakers.
In the last seven years, Arise has established three mobile clinics to bring primary health care to neglected communities in different areas.
Through partnership with the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, the organisation has been able to train many women in various skills like fashion designing, hat making, soap making, hair dressing and so on.
The theme of the 2016 conference was ‘Grace to Grace’.
