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Commissioner Emerges 15th President Of Rotary Club In Uyo

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July 03, (THEWILL) – Akwa Ibom State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong, was at the weekend installed as the 15th President of the Rotary Club of Uyo Metropolis.

At a colourful event held at Emerald Events Centre, along Edet Akpan Avenue, Uyo, Ememobong took over from Rtn Ubong Jeremiah who had had been on the position since 1st July 2020.

In his acceptance speech captioned, “Behold, a Great Door of Service Opens,” Ememobong declared human service as the highest religion, and, work for the common good, the greatest creed.

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He pledged the commitment to invest his time, energy, resources and talent to the service of Rotary club of Uyo metropolis, Rotary Club International and humanity in general.

“Rotary is an excellent vehicle that drives on the expressway of service to humanity and for about a decade, I have witnessed Rotary through Rotarians, put smiles on million of faces, save lives, protect the environment, advance the course of global peace, etc,” he said.

Performing his first official humanitarian services earlier, as part of activities to mark his installation, the Commissioner led some members of the Rotary International, District 9142 to the QIC Leprosy Hospital, Ekpene Obom in Etinan LGA, Government Primary School, Afaha Ubeh Itam and Christ the King Catholic School, Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo.

While at the Leprosy Hospital in Ekpene Obom, Ememobong, donated relief materials and work tools ranging from vulcanising machines, sewing machines and hair clippers to some of the inmates who were earlier trained on some vocational skills.

EmemObong assured the hospital management that The Rotary Club of Uyo Metropolis will continue to partner the hospital to foster humanitarian services to the leprosy patients, as well as similar health service providers in the state

At Government Primary School, Afaha Ubeh Itam, the team donated a wash-in school facility, and 50 dual decks, to boost the teaching and learning conditions of the pupils.

The visits also featured the planting of 15 stands of coconut trees at Government Primary School, Afaha Ubeh Itam and another 15 stands at CKC, Wellington Bassey Way in Uyo Metropolis, and a donation of additional 50 dual desks as part of Rotary Club’s support to the free and compulsory education policy of the state Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel.

Receiving the new Rotary President of Uyo Metropolis and his entourage, the Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr. Charles Ekandem thanked Ememobong for the visit, and for his numerous humanitarian services to the less privileged in the society.

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