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Solu Fosudo Marks 60th Birthday & NGO Blessed Fruit Foundation 10th Anniversary

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Solu Fosudo Marks 60th Birthday & NGO Blessed Fruit Foundation 10th Anniversary

By Ayo Onikoyi

Professor Sola Fosudo recently marked his 60th birthday and the anniversary of Blessed Fruit Foundation (BLF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) he founded ten years ago.

The double celebration held at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, under the chairmanship of Prof. Lanre Fagbohun, Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, Ojo, and had dignitaries from all walks of life, including President, Eko Club, Chief Tunde Fanimokun, and Senator Oluremi Tinubu, represented by Hon. Princess Abiodun Elegusi, who saw the official opening of Blessed Fruit Orphanage at Satellite Town.

The high point of the event was the appreciation of widows who had been empowered and whose lives had been changed. One notable recognition was that of Mrs Ngozi Ibeh, a widow with eight children who, after being empowered with N50,000 loan to start foodstuff business, had gone ahead to collect another loan of N100,000 in 2017 which she repaid, and another N150,000 this year for the expansion of her business.

Mrs. Ibeh was rewarded with a prize of N20,000 by the Blessed Fruit Foundation, and the sum of N50,000 by an anonymous guest at the event.
Hosted by the Board of Trustees, management and staff of BLF, in collaboration with Centre Stage Productions and Terra Kulture, and tagged, Hope Alive Theatre 2018, the event featured the drama presentation of “One Legend Many Seasons,’ written by thespian author, Prof. Femi Osofisan, and directed by the celebrant, Fosudo.

Speaking on the NGO and his life at 60, Fosudo explained that challenges of life compelled him to help the less privileged in the society, adding that, over the years, he had realised that the needy and the circumstantially disadvantaged persons, such as the widows and orphans, do not necessarily need huge sums of money to keep their hopes alive and make them feel loved, but a listening ear, a helping hand and a shoulder they can lean on to take them out of despondency and make them feel comforted.

According to the BLF founder,

“I got a call from God when I was praying at the age of 49. I also became a bit more spiritual due to the challenges of life. One of them was a Ph.D programme I was doing which was not coming through for about three years and delayed the defence of my doctorate. I also had an encounter where a friend of mine was assassinated, and so many things happened at that time that made me introspective.

“At that point I went to God in prayers, during which I heard a voice that told me to read Isaiah Chapter 1, and when I got to verse 17, I got a message, ‘Defend the widows and fight for the fatherless. I then decided that, at 50, I will heed the command formally by launching a Foundation”.

“The journey has been interesting, a bit challenging and experimental as we grow. However, God has been with us directing us on the path we take. And the milestones of BLF are the lives touched and putting smiles on the faces of the widows and orphans”. “At 60, I feel the blessing of God on me. I feel the presence of God. And I am grateful to Him.”

 

2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. JY Toyin

    October 14, 2018 at 9:23 PM

    Happy Birthday Dr Fosudo, please come back on screen, I miss you

  2. Fifelomo

    October 16, 2018 at 6:55 AM

    Hbd sir llnp

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