The new president of the Rotary Club of Lagos, Rotarian Abiodun Role has assured that the club would continue to identify challenges facing local communities like water and other social amenities and arrest such to compliment government efforts.
Role, who spoke after his installation ceremony also said the club would take basic education seriously and will continue to compliment local authority efforts.
‘‘Other people’s problems are just water, and if Rotary can identify such a community, we will move in there and provide the water, and if they go into an area where they lack basic equipment for primary health care, we will also go in there to compliment and support the effort of the local authority.’’
According to him, the demands in the community keep increasing just as its population is increasing and the poverty level is increasing. He said, ‘‘You will be shocked that in a community where previous projects were carried out, by the time you visit the area again, you will be surprised that that same facility is no longer enough to serve that community.
The Rotary Club of Lagos, District 9110, president stated that it will not stop building hope in the community by working for peace and the mental well-being of the people.
The occasion which saw the club march into the 2023-2024 Rotary year has Role saying it will also continue to focus on the remaining areas, such as sanitation, disease prevention and treatment, maternal and child health, peace and conflict resolution, economic empowerment, and community development in the state.
For those having misconceptions about the club, the retired major general said the club is an unbelievable organisation often misunderstood for the good it does, which cannot be overstated. He said, ‘‘Rotary is not about shared occasions that non-members witness. It is about having a positive impact on the needy and the less privileged in our communities, and that is where Rotary shows that it cares.
