The Rotary Club of Warri Central District 9141 has installed Rotarian Obadaejire Okumagba as President for 2023/2024 Rotary year.
Rotarian Okumagba who is the 4th President of the club takes over from Rotarian Imofen Solomon Eromosele
The installation committee chairman Rtn Stella Maris Duru in her welcome speech thanked members of the club for contributing their time and funds to ensure that the installation ceremony is successful .
She added that the installation ceremony is an annual event in Rotary to change baton of leadership inorder to continue the work of service to humanity .
One of the Past Assistant Governor in District 9141 ,Rotarian Gabriel Egba who was the guest speaker at the installation ceremony informed guests that Rotary is a humanitarian Organisation where members contributes their resources to execute projects for humanity .
Rotarian Egba who noted that giving does not make someone get poor ,stressed that Rotarians provide solution to problems of people in the society
He enjoined friends of Rotary club of Warri Central and other Rotarians present at the event to support the club by contributing financially for it to be able to execute projects earmark for the year 2023/24 .
While delivery his valedictory speech, the immediate past President, Rotarian
Imofen Solomon Eromosele thanked members of the
Board of Directors for the year 2022/23 and Rotarians in the Club for a smooth Rotary year.
Rotarian Eromosele urged members of the club to extend the support they gave to him to the newly installed President ,Rotarian Obadaejire Okumagba .
The Newly installed President Rotary club of Warri Central Rotarian Obadaejire Okumagba While commending members of the club for giving him the opportunity to serve ,appealed for their continuous support .
The new president who revealed that the purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion as well as have the will to help others call on all present at his installation ceremony to support , sponsor and donate to the club’s project.
“The Club is saddled with the herculean task of putting smiles on people faces and providing succour to the inhabitants of our community and beyond. Our programmes and projects are fashioned on line with the Rotary areas of focus namely:
Peace building and Conflict prevention/Resolution,
Water and Sanitation
Basic Education and Literacy
Maternity and Child Health Disease Prevention and Treatment .
Economic and Community Development and support for the Environment” he stated .
Rotarian Okumagba highlighted the Projects and Programmes the Club intend to carryout for the 2023/2024 Rotary Year to includes
1. Provision of public bore hole and Two (2) Hand pumps for Olodi Primary school warri 500,000.00
2. Beautification of Cinema site Roundabout along Okumagba Avenue Warri
Phase 1 650,000.00
2,000,000.00
Phase 2 400,000.00
3. Maternity and Child Health
4. Provision of five (5) medical oxygen cylinder and gas @ #100,000 per unit For Ekpan general Hospital Ekpan, Uvwie LGA. 500,000.00
TOTAL
#4,050,000.00
The installation ceremony featured induction of 2023/24 Board of Directors , Fund raising in support of community service projects , Awards presentation amongst others .
