Exclusive: How I Fed My Family Through Shoe Cobbling, – Female Shoemaker, Idowu Reveals

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Idowu London Shoemaker

It is hightime the popular cliché in Nigeria that “No Food For Lazy Man” was rewritten to suit the female folks as women are no longer taking the back seat role in the quest to provide family needs. Meet a female professional cobbler (Shoe maker), Idowu popularly known as Idowu the London Shoemaker. Idowu met one of AgegePulse Magazine's Correspondents at Majaro Street, Ajegunle, Agege where she revealed how she developed joy in a predominantly men's job.



Idowu the London Shoemaker is a household name to many residents of Agege most especially Orile Agege area. She is married with kids. But her marital status and gender are not enough to discourage from doing opposite gender's profession better than them.

Idowu the London Shoemaker's style of handling customer's shoes is unrivalled in her base. Reports say she wins customers heart easily through her perfect handling of customers' footwear, especially in the area of shoe polishing.

She said she had tried her hands in so many trades to make ends meet but wouldn't achieve breakthrough in them. “I have learnt so many vocations ranging from fashion designing, hairdressing, trading and many more without success in any of them. Some people around had tried to lure me into illicit trades like prostitution because of my predicament but I always made them realised that my travail is just a phase that I will definitely overcome”, Idowu revealed.

Fortune smiled on Idowu when according to her, she received a divine call from God that she should venture into shoe shinning trade. “Since then, it has been a success story”.

On how her newly found endeavour has been putting food on her table, Idowu narrated that she makes an average of N1000 daily. Interestingly, she made over N2000 at the spot where AgegePulse had the brief chat with her through voluntary donations by people who were touched by her story.

Dr. Yinka Ayandele Bags Two Awards In A Week

The Tutor General/Permanent Secretary of Lagos Education District One, Agege has added another sets of feathers to her cap of recognitions for her exemplary leadership and excellence performances.

The two awards came within the spate of a week in a remarkable fashion. The first, was an award of recognition by the Association of Professional Counselors (APROCON) during its annual conference in Lagos on Tuesday August 22, 2017. Dr. Ayandele was recognised alongside other five TGPSs in Lagos for supporting the Counseling profession in their various schools.

While still savouring on the first award, we gathered that she got an invite from the Lagos State chapter of the Women Advancement For Economic And Leadership Empowerment In Africa (WAELE), to attend the body's inauguration of new executives and empowerment of 100 (One Hundred) widows event.

To her surprise, we learnt, she was called to the stage to receive an Award of Excellence.

Lagos State First Lady, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Dr. Basirat Nahibi, State of Osun Deputy Governor,  Mrs Grace Titilayo Laoye Tomori, Alhaja Titilola Agbalajobi and Mrs Olubunmi Omotunde Windapo were also awarded.

Other awardees were, The General Manager of LTV 8, Mrs Funke Moore, Hon. Jumoke Jumbo Adeyemi, Princess Toyin Ibrahim, Alhaja Okulu Saliu and the only male on the list; The Oba of Yoruba in the Republic of Ireland, HRM Oba Saheed Olamilekan Ibrahim.


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