The newly sworn in President of Rotary Club of Lagos Central, Rotarian Rotimi Okafor Esq. has reiterated his commitment and that of the club to sustainable living through provision of amenities to the society and establishments of skills acquisition centers for the populace towards poverty alleviation.
Speaking after his investiture as the 40th president of the club in Lagos, Okafor a legal practitioner and arbitrator, explained that, the club’s commitment to alleviating poverty amongst the women folks, most especially the girl child and the widows through the establishment of skill acquisition centres across Lagos Island, in other to support nation building by developing the women folk.
According to him, “when you develop a woman to be self-
dependent, you are building the nation and the only way to achieve this is through establishment of centres where women can acquire skills at little or no cost to the trainee”.
He also assured communities on the Lagos Island axis of the commitment of the new leadership, to support the government in its fight to contain the spread of the dreaded Covid-19 disease, by providing facilities that will support healthy sustainable living in public schools.
Okafor solicited for the support of members of the club towards establishing about eighteen lifesaving and changing projects with total cost of about N25 million. Among these projects are; donation of drugs and medical tests, donation of medical equipment for Lagos Island Maternity, provision of water and hygiene products for public school/community, supply of automatic hand sanitiser dispensers to the district office and several others.
In his words, “I wish to thank all those who have heeded the clarion call to give their resources to better the lives of people they have never met or known, that is the basis of our humanitarian service. As the Rotary Theme for this year 2021-2022 states: “Serve to Change Lives”.
The Governor of District 9110 of Rotary Club, Rtn. Remi Bello FCA, commended the club for smooth transition of power and described the new president as well equipped to continue from where his predecessor stopped. He also appealed for members’ support for the various project according to him, “the projects are parts of focus of Rotary Club to impact positively on the society and improve the lives of the people. That is what Rotary Club is all about, creating impact in the society.”
