For a sustainable polio-free society, the Rotary Club of Ikeja, Alausa has successfully hosted “the Pedal to Keep Polio Zero 2026 campaign.”

The event saw cyclists in their numbers raising awareness for polio vaccination.

They urged parents and communities to ensure their children receive the oral polio vaccine to protect them from preventable diseases.

Club’s President, Stella Arukwe, said: “The campaign is designed to support Rotary International’s global mission to eradicate polio. The eradication mission has been spearheaded by one of the biggest humanitarian organisations, Rotary Club International.”

She added: “For the past 121 years, the major initiative on the front burner of the organisation is ensuring that the menace of polio is totally and completely eradicated. And I can tell you that Rotary is making progress.”

Arukwe further disclosed that, though Nigeria had been certified polio-free in the past years, the campaign is a continuous effort to ensure polio does not return.

The programme saw hundreds of Rotarians, skaters, members of the Lagos Cycling Association, youth volunteers, and public health advocates gather at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, with the mission of safeguarding Nigeria’s polio-free status and protecting future generations.