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Sanwo-0lu’s Govt Celebrate Amputee Water Seller In Style, Promises Further Assistance

  • Lagos state government has expressed willingness to offer accommodation and other safety assistance to Mary Daniel.

The future certainly looks auspicious for Mary Daniel, an amputee single mother whose grit and tenacity in the face of disability has won her a new lease of life.

As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the single mother turned a year older on Friday, April 23, and celebrity stylist Ceoluminee decided to do a total makeover for her.

Mary Daniel hawking sachet water on the streets of Lagos.

In the birthday photoshoot, the 27 year-old was seen wearing a broad smile and resplendently dressed with black and red apparels to blend with other allurements which made her a complete aversion of her old self.

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Mary won the hearts of many when a picture of her selling sachet water on the streets of Lagos went viral, with many hailing her enterprising spirit despite significant physical incapacitation, a development which saw N14m raised through a GoFundMe account to support the hardworking single mother.

In a related development, the Lagos state government has expressed willingness to offer accommodation and other safety assistance to Mary Daniel, an amputee bottled water seller, amid an abundance of sympathies recently coming her way.

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Aderemi Adebowale, the special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on civic engagement, made this known on Monday, April, 12.

He added that Daniel has been taken to protective custody in the state pending the conclusion of plans to get her an apartment and set up a business.

Wherever life takes her, Mary’s story will undoubtedly serve as a subtle reminder that, despite the cult for fast and easy money; hardwork, determination, grit, tenacity and their attendant values still has a place in today’s society.

 

 

Ronny Ikpoto

Edidiong-Ronny Ikpoto holds a First Class degree in Media Studies. He shares a healthy enthusiasm for journalism, social & literary criticism, and creative writing.

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