Lions Club Inaugurates 11th President In Ikeja, restates dedication to serving humanity

Lions Club international, District 404 B2, Nigeria, has elected Stephen Onojomete as the 11th President of Ikeja Unique Lions Club, while restating its commitment to continued service to humanity and growth of the community.

At the fund-raising and investiture ceremony, nine people were awarded for “Pillar for support humanitarian 2023,” while 17 people were sworn in as Board of Directors (BoDs). 

The BoDs include: Rosetta Emele (First Vice President); Aina Olugbenga Stephen (Second Vice President); Peter Esene (Secretary) and Kings Emmanuel, as Marketing and Communication Chairperson, amongst others. 

Speaking, District Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Fagbohun, noted that Onojomete’s position as Chief Executive Officer imposed a lot of responsibilities on him, saying to whom much is given, much is expected.

He said: “Having climbed the ladder of leadership to get to the present Height has prepared you adequately for the task ahead. You should therefore, leverage on this account to make a difference in the administration of your club and remarkable impact in the lives of the people in your community.”

He urged Onojomete  to leverage on his attained height to make a difference in the club administration by making a remarkable impact in the lives of people in the community. 

“As you lead your club in this critical period of economy, which has a huge effect on membership of the association and quality service delivery in our society, i enjoined you to work assiduously with our team to strive for excellence on LCI Core Service Areas: Diabetes, Vision, Hunger, Pediatric Cancer and Environment.” Fagbohun assured Onojomete and his team of his unwavering guidance and counsel to move the club forward.

In his acceptance speech, Onojomete assured that the needs in communities would be identified and in partnership with the government and well meaning members of the society, the club’s creed to bring succour for the needy would be achieved. 

“Our goal is to promote the principles of good governance and citizenship. Our members have been touching lives positively for the past 106 years following the great legacies and foundation of our founder, Mr Melvin Jones since 1917. All members of this great international organisation are driven by passion and commitment for humanitarian services.

“Each year, we go round our immediate communities and carry out needs assessments to identify areas of interventions. The investiture ceremony is one of the major avenues to bring the attention of the public to these areas of needs and raising funds to meet them.”

He noted that Ikeja Club has outlined certain areas for intervention in Lagos, which include: Restoration, renovation and equipping of Government Secondary School, Iponri with an Ultramodern ICT centre with furniture, interactive board, work station desk, UPS, and provision of Solar power equipment projected to cost about N6.5M; Paediatric Cancer Support to 10 children with cancer vat Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta at an estimated cost of N3M and diabetes awareness campaign involving outreaches, screening and treatment for about 2000 people affected by diabetes at the National Stadium, Surulere estimated to cost 5M, among others.