The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Works, Dr. Adekunle Olayinka, and political stakeholders have called for all office holders to actively participate in the promotion and service to humanity in the country.
They made this call at the Charter Presentation of the Rotary Club of Dideolu Golden and the 20th Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Omole Golden on Sunday.
In his address, Olayinka stated that Rotary Club is meant to promote development through infrastructure development for the people and to reach the less privileged in society.
“It’s a participatory thing; even governance is participatory; you need to be involved in all our programs. You can see someone like me coming into the fold, and we have a lot of people deciding the fate of Nigeria also in that hall.
Pic 7401. From left, Chairman Planning Committee, Olurotimi Adeleye; Charter President, Rotary Club of Dideolu Golden, Dr Adekunle Olayinka presenting Exemplary Legislative Award to Member House of Representatives, Mr James Faleke during the Inauguration of Dr Adekunle Olayinka as the Charter President of Rotary Club of Dideolu Golden in Lagos on Sunday (30/06/24)
“So we are coming to recognize the fact that Rotary is the club that will give us the platform to reach out and get to more people in the communities and try and see how everyone at the grassroots can be affected.
“The hallmark of this new club is to further contribute to humanity and grow humanitarian services, as enshrined in the seven focal points of Rotary International.
“For me, it is just to further plunge into it, further expand it, and make services available to communities.”
On the other hand, the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, who was represented by the Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Shittu Hakeem, lauded the role being played by the Rotary club, most especially in the development of a constituency.
He admitted that their partnership has assisted the Lagos State government in reaching out to the people both in education, health, and other sectors.”
Hamzat said, “I want to appreciate the Rotary Club for what they have been doing in the course of humanity. They have partnered and assisted us in various ways, in education, health, and other sectors.”
Mentioning that the Rotary Club has been assisting development courses in the state, he urged the club “to look out for what is necessary and mobilize well-meaning Nigerians to assist, ameliorate, or intervene in the needs of humanity.”
Speaking further, Faleke, who represents Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said political stakeholders should be positively disposed to making efforts to commitments “that would bring relief to the less privileged.”
He also charged Adeyinka, who was on Sunday presented with the Charter Certificate as Charter President, Rotary Club Dideolu Golden, to use his position to reach out to the needs of the people.
“We are all elected representatives to support the people, and so we should continue to support the people as much as possible,” he said.
“I think Rotary has its own modus operandi and the actors are developmental oriented, and what I expect from him (Olayinka) and the Rotary Club of Dideolu Golden is to promote proper development and infrastructure development for the people and to reach the less privileged in the society. That would be my expectation from him.”
