REPRESENTATIVE - ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

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A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVE

JULY, 2020EDITION

rotaractd9110ng [email protected] www.rotaractdistrict9110.org

INSIDE THIS COPY

DRR’s Message District Secretary's Corner Director’s Corner | |

Meet Our DRR DG & RI President’s Messages |

District Activities Showcase Rotary & Rotaract Info |

Articles & Poems Other Info |

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Adedeji WINDAPODistrict Rotaract RepresentativeRotaract Club of GbagadaPhone/WhatsApp: +234 806 409 0446

Ayodeji SOBOWALEDistrict Rotaract Representative ElectRotaract Club of Omole Golden

Mardiyat IBRAHIMDistrict SecretaryRotaract Club of Obantoko

Editorials & ICT Team

Akinlade ABDULWAHABDistrict TreasurerRotaract Club of Ikorodu Golden

Aiebee-Iberedem NKEREUWEMDirectorRotaract Club of GbagadaPhone: +234 802 479 0238, WhatsApp: 08098858005Email: [email protected]

Boluwatife OKEMUYIWASecretaryRotaract Club of Lagos

Yewande ADEWUNMIPresidents’ CorrespondenceRotaract Club of Ikorodu Golden

AINA OluwafunmilayoLagos Central CorrespondenceRotaract Club of Gbagada

Toheeb OLAWALELagos East CorrespondenceRotaract Club of Festac Town

Taiwo OLADOSULagos West CorrespondenceRotaract Club of Akowonjo

Aminat KUDETIOgun East CorrespondenceRotaract Club of Ikenne

Akorede OYESILEOgun West & Central CorrespondenceRotaract Club of Abeokuta

Afolabi ABDULLAHIPublic Image CorrespondenceRotaract Club of Ota

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 DRR’s Message

2 District Secretary’sMessage

4Editorials Director’sMessage

5 Meet Our DRR

8 District Governor’sMessage

10Courtesy Visit toOoni of Ife11

Courtesy Visit toDeputy Speaker, LSHOA12

DDR Adedejiat Rotary DTA13

Rotaract DistrictVirtual DTA15

Handing OverCeremony16

17 Press Conferencewith the DG

19 Rotary/Rotaract Information

23 Articles and Poemsby Rotarctors

27District Team2020-21

RI President’sMessage

30District ItineraryJuly & August

r e s u l t i n g f r o m t h e

ravaging Corona Virus, a

p a n d e m i c t h a t h a s

opened us to holiness and

humility - One thing is

certain, humanity shall

prevail.

So I sound the bell of

reawakening to you this

day, brace up and charge

forward.

Welcome to the month of

July and a brand new

R o t a r y y e a r, l e t u s

together work as a TEAM

and show the wor ld

" R o t a r y O p e n s

Opportunites”.With great delight, we all

anticipated this moment, a

moment that is filled with

n u m e r o u s u n c e r t a i n t i e s

Dear Rotaractors and Friends,

welcome you to the first day

Iand month of the new

Rotary year.

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AddedejiAdeoluwa WINDAPO

37th District Rotaract RepresentativeE-mail: [email protected]

Instagram: @w.adedeji | Twitter: @AdedejiWindapoFacebook: Adedeji A. Windapo | Phone/WhatsApp: +234 806 409 0446

DRR’s MessageHAPPY NEW YEAR

Rtr. Adedeji Adeoluwa Windapo

DRR 2020-2021

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DistrictSecretary’s CORNER

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To mark the beginning of the Rotary year on 1st July 2020,

the Rotaract D9110 had a press Conference with District

Governor Bola Oyebade, this session was to further to

deliberate and present the expected activities of the Rotary

Opens Opportunities year. The new normal is a change we

have no choice but to adapt with, as such, most clubs now do

virtual fellowships to avoid crowd because of the spread of

Corona Virus.

Opportunities for Rotaract knowledge. Our trainers trained

us on Rotaract Public Image, Roles and Responsibilities of

Club Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers and Club

Administrators. The District Rotaract Representative,

Adedeji Adeoluwa Windapo presented the District plans,

Budgets and he also introduced his Board members as this

was the highlight of the training.

On 30th June 2020, the Rotaract District changed the mantle

of leadership from Rotr. Constance F. Jaiyeola to Rotr.

Adedeji A. Windapo which was attended by a few people with

total compliance to government directives for preventing the

spread of Covid-19.

1st Board and Council meeting held on the 4th and 11th July

2020 respectively, nice deliberations

The Corona Virus Pandemic brought about the first ever

Virtual District Training and Assembly which was held on

Zoom on 26th June 2020 with the theme: Redefined

he journey officially started with the inauguration

Tof the district training committee in April 2020, a

Committee that will be in charge of all District

training through the Rotary year. An Electronic President

Elect training seminar and Club officers training seminar was

held between 24th April and 26th April 2020 and over 200

participants was recorded. During this program, we had

several speakers who trained on leading clubs through

efficient Club Administration, Corporate settings for 21st

century Rotaract, strategic Public Relations for effective

Rotaract Public Image, Enhanced service projects,

Maximizing Rotaract Opportunities via collaboration and

running a value driven Rotaract Secretariat.

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District your usual support so that we can all Open

Opportunities for a better Rotaract District 9110

Nigeria.

I will have to stop here as this newsletter provides all

detailed updates of how far we have come in the

month of July. The next edition will take further

updates of programs and projects of our dear

Rotaract District 9110.

Thank you and God bless you all.

The District Membership Development Seminar

comes up on the 22nd of August 2020, but before

then, its just going to be visits to check how well clubs

in District 9110 really are.

On the 16th of July 2020, the First District Project in

Conjunction with all clubs in District 9110 was

successful, it was the kick off official project for the 7th

Rotary's area of focus that was tagged: Save the

Environment, GoGreen planting initiative.

Distinguish Rotaractors, at this point, I must

commend all Club Presidents, board members and

individual Rotaractors who in one way or the other

sacrificed so much for the successful beginning of the

Rotary year, we plead that you continue to give the

The District Rotaract Representative Visit already

began, no changes will be made in the itinerary for

visits, clubs that cannot comply with the Government

Safely Regulations on the spread of Covid-19 will

have virtual visit or a semi virtual visit where only few

club board members will be available and others

stream online.

conclusions were made by individuals to move

Rotaract District 9110 to a greater height.

Mardiyat OniyaIbrahim

District Secretary, 2020-21Rotaract District 9110

Rotaract Club of Obantoko

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From the Director’s Desk

Purpose of Rotaract Club

O God and giver of all goodWe praise Thee for our daily food

May Rotary friends and Rotary waysHelp us serve Thee all our days

The purpose of Rotaract is to provide an

opportunity for young men and women

to enhance the knowledge and skills

that will assist them in personal

development, to address the physical

and social needs of their communities,

and to promote better relations between

al l people wor ldwide through a

framework of friendship and service.

The Rotary Grace

1. To develop professional and leadership skills;2.To emphasize respect for the rights of others, and to promote ethical standards and the dignity of all useful occupations;

4. To provide opportunities for working in cooperation with sponsoring Rotary clubs;5. To motivate young people for eventual membership in Rotary.

3. To provide opportunities for young people to address the needs and concerns of the community and our world;

Goals of Rotaract

Aiebee-IberedemNkereuwem

“No matter how rough the road is, you can walk through it if only you determine to do so” - Aiebee-Iberedem

Once again, welcome to Rotary Opens Opportunities year 2020-2021.

On behalf of my Team, I assure you that clubs will have the p r i v i l e g e s t o s h o w c a s e t h e i r activities/projects/programmes in The Representative.

EAH! It is a new year of service continuation and we

Ywelcome you all to a year that we will all be a tool to open opportunities to/for ourselves and to our

communities at large and there’s no way the COVID-19 pandemic is stopping us on this.

We have a lot in this edition of the newsletter that will help each of us grow in whatever aspect of life we would find ourselves and with more editions coming after this.

Please take out time to read each column so you don’t miss out in any opportunities that may be hidden between the lines of each page.

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT;

We are geared up to take actions and help Rotaractors achieve the goals of Rotaract focusing on the first (developing professional and leadership skills) and not neglecting the rest.

I also congratulate the District Rotaract Representative as he resumes office for the new Rotary year as we all wish him an amazing and fulfilling year in office as we all team up to Open Opportunities.

Director of Editorials & ICTRotaract District 9110

Rotaract Club of GbagadaPhone: +234 802 479 0238

WhatsApp: +234 809 885 8005Email: [email protected]

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Meet our

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Ÿ Nite of Deserved Zone J D9125 2011/2012

Ÿ D i s t r i c t R o t a - c u l t u r a l F i e s t a A S A D 9 1 2 5 2011/2012

Ÿ Club Secretary 2011/2012

He had his formative years of learning at Goshen Life Nursery & Primary School, Ejioku Ibadan and later proceeds to Community Grammar School Lalupon Ibadan, where he obtained his Senior Secondary School Certicate. He gained admission into Olabisi Onabanjo University for his Degree in the year 2005/2006 to study Industrial Chemistry. The Industrial Action of ASUU made him had a stint at the Federal Polytechnic of Offa, where his Rotaract Career started from.

He joined Rotaract back then at RAC FEDPOFFA of DISTRICT 9125 NIG. In the later part of year

He also attended several Club, Zonal and District programmes: few of which are:

Ÿ Distr ic t Award & Honour ’s Banquet D9125 2010/2011

Ÿ Great TREK (Tagged ORO n JADE) D9125 2011/2012

2009/2010 (Future of Rotary is in Your Hands) and was later inducted during 2010/2011 (Building Community Bridging Continents).

During his early years in Rotaract D9125, he has served in the following capacities:

dedeji Adeoluwa WINDAPO was born as the only

Amale child to Late Mr Ookanade Windapo & Late Mrs Romoke Windapo. He hails from Ile-Abata

Compound Lalupon, His family were the descendants of the Oyelade Abidogun Royal House of Ara Kingdom in Osun State.

Adedeji is a graduate member of the Student Chemical Society of Nigeria (SCN). He is also a Certied Health and Safety Professional with Levels1, 2 & 3 Prociencies. In quest for more knowledge with a bit of diversity, he enrolls at the Institute of Chartered Account of Nigeria (ICAN) with ATS 1, 2 & 3 levels completed. He now works at Moscom Dynamic Links Ltd as an Account Manager II.

Ÿ Vice Chairman Dis t r ic t Conference D9125 2014/2015

Ÿ Club Financial Secretary 2010/2011

Adedeji Adeoluwa WINDAPODistrict Rotaract Representative 2020-21

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Chair Security & Protocols NIGEROTA 2014/2015

Member Logistic Committee NIGEROTA 17 UGWU ABIA 2016/2017

Ÿ District Training and Assembly D9110 2017/2018 t i l l Date

As a worthy volunteer, He has served in the following ofces in Rotaract District 9110

Member District Family of Rotary Committee 2017/2018

District Secretary 2018/2019

Ÿ DRR Installation 2016/2017 till Date

Ÿ All Nigerian MultiDistrict Conference. 2015/2016 till Date

Treasurer/ Log i s t i c Chai r N I G E R O TA E K O A K E T E 2015/2016

Member Dis t r ic t Rotar tact Committee 2016/2017

Treasurer Installation Committee D9110 2016/2017

Ÿ President 2017/2018

Ÿ Col l i ga te Con fe rence a t Shagam 2015/2016

Ÿ Pre s iden t E l e c t Tra in i ng Semina r

2017/2018 till Date

After Several Years of Service at D9125, He transferred his membership to Rotaract Club of Gbagada D9110 in the year 2014/2015 (Light Up Rotary Year), where he has served in the following capacities:

Ÿ DRR Installation D9125 2012/2013 , 2013/2014

Ÿ District Conference D9110 2015/2016 till Date

Ÿ International Service Chair 2015/2016

Ÿ 4th District Ofces Training Seminar D9125. 2012/2013

Ÿ Club Secretary 2016/2017

Ÿ President Elect 2016/2017

Ÿ A w a r d & A s s e s s m e n t D 9 1 1 0 2015/2016 till Date

Ÿ 27th All Nigerian Rotaract Multi-District Conference 2013/2014

Ÿ District Rota-cultural Fiesta (IYERU OKIN) D9125 2012/2013

Ÿ Family of Rotary, Great Trek & Rotaract Week 2015/2016 till Date

Ÿ Zonal Vocational Training, Family of Rotary & Zonal ROTS Zone J D9125 2012/2013

Ÿ 26th All Nigerian Rotaract Multi-District Conference 2011/2012

DISTRICT PROGRAMS ATTENDED

Ÿ District Awards & Assessment D9125, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2015/2016

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He is Single and Upward Mobile.

2020-2021 Rotary year.

District 9110 Nigeria. An ofce he will serve as the Head of Rotaract District for

He is an Anglican by Birth, he loves Jesus Christ, loves planning as a Logistics Expert, loves going on trips with friends, he’s passionate about the Rotary/Rotaract Ideal of Service.

Adedeji has attended several Leadership Seminars in and outside Rotary. He attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) of both D9125 and D9110 in the year 2013. He was part of the exchange trip to PORTNOVO during 2016/2017 Rotary year. His active participation in Rotaract activities over the years earn him the award of the MOST OUTSTANDING ROTARACTOR in DISTRICT 9125 during the Light Up Rotary Year and his continuous service to humanity earns him the OVERALL BEST PRESIDENT and by Extension to his Club (RAC Gbagada) OVERALL BEST CLUB AWARD in D9110 for the year 2017/2018. He also had to his name NATIONAL MERIT AWARD of NR-MDIO during 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 Rotary Year.

Prince Adedeji is presently the DISTRICT ROTARACT REPRESENTATIVE of Rotaract

Ÿ Meritorious Award, Rotaract District 9110. 2018/2019

2nd Overall Best Zonal Ofcer Zone J D9125 2012/2013

Ÿ Humanitarian Service Award, RAC Mapoly 2018/2019

HIS AWARDS

Most Supportive Zonal Ofcer Zone J D9125 2012/2013

Ÿ Presidential Recognition Award RAC Gbagada 2016/2017

Best Corporate Rotaractor D9125 2014/2015

Ÿ Award of Excellence, RAC Gbagada South. 2018/2019

Ÿ Most Supportive District Leader, Rotaract D9110. 2018/2019

Ÿ Humanitarian Service Award, RAC Akoka Golden. 2019/2020.

Best Dressed Rotaractor Zone J D9125 2012/2013

Ÿ Humanitarian Service Award, RAC Ikorodu Golden. 2019/2020

Ÿ Most Supportive Rotaractor D9125 2014/2015

Ÿ Most Outstanding Rotaractor D9125 2014/2015.

Resourceful Zonal Ofcer Zone J D9125 2012/2013.

Ÿ Speaker Commendation Award, Ogun West & Central. 2019/2020

Ÿ Appreciate Award, RAC Omole Golden. 2019/2020

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Governor’s MessageJULY 2020

Bola OYEBADERotary District 9110

District Governor 2020-21

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Our Rotary world will keep evolving as a result of innovation and creativity powered by technology. Recently, it has and will evolve even faster as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic that has taken the entire world by surprise. We all therefore must embrace the new normal ways of doing

I want to align with her postulation. Rotary as an organization build on the wealth of knowledge of individual member. Severally we can do so much but jointly, we can do even much more.

personal talent and fund towards the achievement of a Rotary goal, be they gift of life to a boy with hole in the heart, water, toilet and washroom projects, micro credit to a group of indigent people in a community or scholarship of a candidate to specialized course that will benet the general populace in the long run. Mother Theresa of blessed memory couldn’t have put it better then when she said “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot, together we can do great things”.

This Rotary year we shall be witnessing a lot of changes in our Rotary life, right from the way we communicate within our clubs to how we serve members of our communities. One of the beauties of Rotary is our adaptability characteristic and the supply of physical energy by Rotarians to change with the global tide. To prevail therefore, we all must adapt very quickly to the changes around us.

It is a new Rotary year, we have every reason to be happy and joyous, I am particularly excited that a day like this has eventually come. Rotary has taught many of us how to make short and precise plans, even when we have to take one, two years or more to make them. These are plans that will affect the lives of people positively, plans that when executed will make all parties involved feel better than they were before making them. Rotary’s leadership succession has built many of us into greater leaders and better managers of resources, human capital in particular, otherwise how can a group of people passionately be doing things in communities they can never live? Rotarians execute joint projects with people of different ethnic, racial and creed background, they tolerate other people and appreciate the qualities of other people. No one person is an icon of knowledge and that is the reason why all members like in a team pulls in their

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Our theme for the next twelve months as introduced by Rotary International President Holger Knaack is Rotary opens opportunities. I am in concordance with his position in his rst message to Rotarians that “Rotary is not just a club that you join, it is an invitation to endless opportunities, we believe in creating opportunities for others and ourselves . . . with friends around the world, based on our core values”

As we plan to support the members of the communities please remain safe, use your personal protective equipment and support as many people as you can that are in need. “He that needs help cannot give help”, therefore to give help you must remain safe.

Happy new year once again and please enjoy the year.

idea should be ignored, no one solution should be regarded as best t as all opportunities should be given the chance to blossom.

At the tail end of last Rotary year our organization took an opportunity to introduce a seventh area of focus. In this kaleidoscopic time there could not be any better area of focus that will advance the work of Rotary than SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT. Whereas we have exemplied this in existing areas, making it a separate focus will make us channel more resources to the support of our environment. Please embrace it and prepare to take advan tage o f the opportunities it will offer in the near and later future.

things. No complaints, no regrets and no procrastinations. We must brace up and accept the challenges that comes our ways. We should be adaptive, receptive and proactive as the new Rotary world is already on the fast pace.

Our goals are clear for this year and we intend to begin to drive them from this month. Specically, our goal for membership is 50% net increase. We plan to form thirty new clubs while sustaining the existing ones and develop more Rotary leaders. Consider formation of e-clubs , this is the time to take advantage of the opportunity it portends. Conversion of Rotaract clubs into Rotary clubs and extension through new and young members into our clubs. Our Foundation our goal is One Million US Dollars with all Rotarians in our district contributing to The Rotary Foundation, leaving no club, no Rotarian in our district out of the contribution list. By the way all Rotarians are encouraged to contribute Ten Dollars to the Polio Plus Fund, this is a special project we shall all drive together.

Rotary will not stop to think of developing membership, raising fund for The Rotary Foundation nor stop executing humanitarian service projects to improve the living standard of people in the communities. It is on this premise that as people of action we should not relent on our oars in spite of the prevailing pandemic circumstance. This is the time people need Rotary more and all our clubs must continue to respond to the call of the needy. Rotary has opened that great opportunity to serve our communities even much more than ever.

On service projects we shall be encouraging clubs to plan and execute projects that are above Thirty Thousand Dollars equivalent, these projects will be regarded as Specic Signicant Signature (3S) projects. The district shall give all support to make this a reality.

This is the year of multiple opportunities, no

Bola OYEBADEDistrict Governor

Rotary District 9110 2020-21

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The COVID-19 crisis has forced all of us to adapt. This is good,

and our new Action Plan specifically calls on us to improve our

ability to adapt. But adaptation is not enough. We need to

change, and change dramatically, if we are to face the

challenges of this new age and provide the Rotary that the world

so desperately needs.

The world needs Rotary now more than ever. It is up to us to

make sure that Rotary Opens Opportunities for generations to

come.

than ever for Rotary to thrive does not guarantee that we will

succeed. The world is changing rapidly — and was doing so

even before this crisis. People were starting to move away from

regular lunch meetings and toward online gatherings.

Friendships were being cultivated and revived in social media

relationships even before most of our meetings moved to Zoom

and Skype. Younger generations have a strong desire to serve

— but have questioned whether they could play a meaningful

role in organizations like Rotary or whether they might make a

bigger impact forming different types of connections. Now is the

time to put everything on the table, test new approaches, and

prepare Rotary for the future.

This is our great challenge, not just in the next year but into the

future. It is up to us to remake Rotary for these new times — to

wholeheartedly embrace the ideas, energy, and commitment of

young people eager to find an outlet for idealism. We must

become an organization fully enmeshed in the digital age, not

one that simply looks for online ways to keep doing what we have

always done.

his does not seem like a time for great optimism, but it has to be.

TLong before Rotary was founded, the world dealt with great crises

that tested humankind’s ability to progress and endure. In the age

of Rotary, the world has faced many more catastrophes; however, we have

survived, and every step of the way, Rotary has helped the world heal.

Dear Rotarians, Rotaractors, and friends,

Governments and institutions are gaining a greater appreciation for the types

of public health partnerships that are critical to our work. People stuck at

home, eager for greater connections and hungry to help their communities,

are now embracing the values we have promoted since our beginning.

All of this is positive news, but just because there are greater opportunities

Rotary is not just a club that you join; it is an invitation to endless

opportunities. We believe in creating opportunities for others and for

ourselves. We believe that our acts of service, large and small, generate

opportunities for people who need our help, and that Rotary opens

opportunities for us to live a richer, more meaningful life, with friends around

the world, based on our core values.

Every great challenge is an opportunity for renewal and growth. I revealed

the theme of Rotary Opens Opportunities at the International Assembly in

San Diego just as the COVID-19 crisis was beginning, but these are words

that I have believed for many years.

Holger KNAACKRotary International Preseident 2020-21

President’s MessageJULY 2020

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BlueWine2020 Team OONI OF IFEwith

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The BlueWine2020 event earlier scheduled for 25th July 2020 was later

postponed to Ocotber 1oth 2020due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at Presken

Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

#RID9110

He was so happy to see Youth so vibrant filled with enthusiasm. He

recommitted himself on several occasions that He is honoured to be identified

with ROTARACTORS

The 4 way Test plaque was presented to His Majesty by the incoming DRR as a

token to appreciate his eminence on the joyous and hearty welcoming which

was handsomely appreciated by his Majesty and promised to put it in the

palace in recognition of Rotaract organization.

#RotaryOpensOpportunities

#BlueWine2020

#37thDRR

he District Rotaract Representative investiture committee (BlueWine)

Tof the Rotaract District 9110 on Friday 24th January 2020, paid a royal

visit to the Palace of Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Babatunde

Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi - Ojaja II to mark the begining of his preparations for

the new Rotary year

Ooni received the team with a cheerful heart and pledged his continued supports

for Rotary/Rotaract cause. He specially requested for Rotaract songs which was

beautifully rendered to thrill his eminence and other members of the palace.

The monarch further promised to support and grace the forthcoming investiture

ceremony of the Incoming District Rotaract Representative as the Imperial father

of the day.

The visitation which was led by the then Incoming DRR Rtr. Prince Adedeji

Windapo (Windy), the committee chairperson, Bukola Ifadumehinsi, members of

the committee and some selected Rotaractors.

The royal visit was borne out of the interest of his imperial majesty’s interest to

youth development and to present to his majesty the Incoming District

Representative.

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Deputy Speaker,Lagos State HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

Courtesy Visit to

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The incoming District Rotaract Representative appreciated the good

work he has been able to do in support of the community and most

especially youths after which a plaque of the 4-way test of Rotary was

presented to him.

The team is not relenting to have a befitting investiture program, one

of its kind in Rotaract expect more as #RotaryOpensOpportunities

In his response, he thanked the committee for the honour, he

appreciated the good work the youth arm of Rotary is doing and

promised to look into his attendance at the event.

The team which was led by the incoming DRR and the Installation

Chair Rtr Ifadumehinsi Oluwabukola arrived the Deputy Speaker

office in the morning of Tuesday February 4, 2020 and was welcomed

by the Deputy Speaker, the incoming District Rotaract

Representative introduced the committee members present to him

and stated the purpose of the visit.

#UnitedTeamD9110

s part of preparations to make the Investiture ceremony of

Athe Incoming District Rotaract Representative in person

of Rtr Adedeji Adeoluwa WINDAPO an eventful and

memorable one, the Investiture Committee set out to visit one of the

lawmakers in Lagos State Rt Hon Wasiu Sanni Eahinlokun, he also

happens to be the Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of

Assembly representing Lagos Island 1 constituency.

#RotaryOpensOpportunities

The proposal for the event which contains the star projects and event

outline was presented to him.

The #BlueWine2020 investiture team visits the Deputy Speaker of

Lagos State house of Assembly.

#RotaractDistrict9110

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OPPORTUNITY GIVEN,OPPORTUNITY WELL UTILIZED

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He said, Over the years, Rotaract has been known as

the Action in Rotary, whose existence is dependent on

the existence of her sponsor club, amongst the most

important, the council on Legislation of 2019 Elevated

the status of Rotaract, the above was a drive by the

then RI President Barry Rassin whose focus for that

Rotary year gives preference to Rotaractors around

the world.

Rotaract District ably represented by District Rotaract

Representative Elect, Adedeji Adeoluwa Windapo the

privilege to speak amidst distinguished Rotary Leaders

on a topic: ROTARACT ELEVATION

He outlined Concerns, International Recognition, and

Unique Experience of the Elevation to Rotaractors, on

a final note he said, admission of Rotaract fully by

Rotary International has raised so many controversies,

it is important that club leaders, district leaders pass

down the details of the said Elevation to distinguish the

status of Rotaractors from that of Rotarians. Even

though both are now membership type of Rotary

International.

The District Governor Elect Bola Oyebade and the

audience were astonished by the wonderful

presentation by DRRE Windapo, and had no option

than to appreciate and applaud him with a standing

ovation.

It was an astounding moment at the just concluded Rotary

District Team Training Seminar ( DTTS) 2020 held in Festival

Hotel, Festac Lagos from 21st - 22nd of February 2020,

where in attendance was Rotary/Rotaract District Leaders

trained and prepared for next Rotary year.

hange is the end result of all true learning,

Clearning never exhausts the mind, for the things

we have to learn before we can do them, we

learn by doing them, learning is not attained by chance, it

must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

First time in many years, the Rotary District 9110 gave the

DRR Adedeji Windapo during his presentation at the training

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DRR Adedeji Windapo and DG Bola Oyebade

Rotaractors and Rotarians during the Training

Rotaractors and the DG after a session of the training



The presentation was able to give the audience new

thoughts of Rotaract and how they could work better

with Rotaractors, as Rotaract is now a membership

type of Rotary International as against the program it

used to be.

To reach the top you don’t have to climb up to the top;

just define a height as the top, that’s’ it, very simple!

Don’t let the summits determine your altitude; let the

height you like be your summit

#ElevateRotaract

#RotaryOpenOpportunies

#RotaractDistrict9110

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REDEFINED STEPS INTOLIMITLESS OPPORTUNITIES

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Incoming Presidents

And off course participants from other District.

Training we say is a continuous process and our goal

on training in the coming year is definite enough, so if

you missed this, we hope you dont miss others.

Incoming District Board Members

All our facilitators

All Club Officers

Regards

Together we shall redefine our status and ensure that

our elevation is evident. Truly Rotary Opens

Opportunities

Training Committee 2020-21

Signed:

time well spent at the first ever VIRTUAL

ADISTRICT TRAINING & ASSEMBLY. The

ravaging pandemic has opened the world to a

unique opportunity for learning and that was the testimony

after the training.

It was an amazing leadership from DRR Constance, calling

the session to order at exactly 11:10am and the timeout with

our Rotary Leaders providing us with moral support added

the wonderful moderation from our anchor MC Mandate who

also was a facilitator.

District Rotaract Nominee

Incoming District Rotaract Committee Chair

SPECIAL GRATITUDE TO:

District Governor Elect,

Outgoing District Rotaract Commitee Chair

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“We will not let rapid change defeat us. We will capture this moment

to develop ourselves, grow the activities of Rotaract by making it

stronger, more adaptable, and even more aligned with our core

values.” Let’s let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and

be the best that you can, and together we’ll get to the best place

God wants us to be.

Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.

To all Rotaractors present, Board Members (Outgoing & Incoming),

Opportunities Presidents; and Viewers that joined the session live on

Facebook and Instagram from the comfort of their homes & Office, You all

are well appreciated.

Rotarian Abiola Ishola Olasunmayo(RC Mushin Golden)

Rotarian Yomi Awoyemi.(RC Lagos)

Rotarian Adedolapo Ayoola(RC Ewutuntun)

By extension, the show of appreciation goes to The Opportunities District

Governor Rotn. Bola Oyebade and his amiable Rotary District 9110 Board

members which includes:

Other Rotarians present;

Rotarian Tunde OJO (Opportunities Rotaract Committee Chairman)

Rotarian (PDR) Mufutau Adelotan (Opportunities District Secretary),

Rotarian Saheed Rasheed (Opportunities District Treasurer)

Rotarian PP Ademola Olutusin (RC Gbagada South)

Rotarian Thomas Isibor(RC Surulere Western Avenue)

PDR Timothy Ayeni

Your presence and contributions are well appreciated.

PDS Abiodun Ajayi

i th Great undying efforts, The Rotary Opens

WOpportunities District Rotaract Representative Rotr.

Adedeji A. Windapo shows a big heart of appreciation to

the Rotary Connects the world District Rotaract Representative, Rotr.

Constance F. Jaiyeola for successfully handing over the mantle of

leadership of the District, yesterday 30th of June, 2020 which serves as

the last day of the Rotary Connect the World year.

Rotarian Akinwale Odutola(RC Gbagada)

Rotarian PP Babatunde Jeje (RC Gbagada South)

PDR Fadairo Olumuyiwa

Every New Beginning Comesfrom Some Other Beginning’s End

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Rotarian (PDR) Mufutau Adelotan (Opportunities

District Secretary),

The session also had in attendance 2020-2021, Rotary

Opens Opportunities Board of Directors, Opportunities

Rotarian Tunde OJO (Opportunities Rotaract

Committee Chairman, Rotarian (PDR) Tunde Ojo.

Rotarian Saheed Rasheed (Opportunities District

Treasurer)

i th Great undying efforts, The Rotary Opens

WOpportunities District Rotaract Representative Rotr.

Adedeji A. Windapo shows a big heart of appreciation to

the Rotary Connects the world District Rotaract Representative, Rotr.

Constance F. Jaiyeola for successfully handing over the mantle of

leadership of the District, yesterday 30th of June, 2020 which serves as

the last day of the Rotary Connect the World year.

By extension, the show of appreciation goes to The Opportunities District

Governor Rotn. Bola Oyebade and his amiable Rotary District 9110 Board

members which includes:

Opportunities District Governor Rotn. Bola Oyebade and

his amiable Rotary District 9110 Board members which

includes:

Rotarian (PDR) Mufutau Adelotan (Opportunities District

Secretary),

Rotarian Saheed Rasheed (Opportunities District

Treasurer)

Rotarian Tunde OJO (Opportunities Rotaract Committee

Chairman, Rotarian (PDR) Tunde Ojo.By extension, the show of appreciation goes to The

With Great undying efforts, The Rotary Opens Opportunities

District Rotaract Representative Rotr. Adedeji A. Windapo

shows a big heart of appreciation to the Rotary Connects the

world District Rotaract Representative, Rotr. Constance F.

Jaiyeola for successfully handing over the mantle of leadership

of the District, yesterday 30th of June, 2020 which serves as the

last day of the Rotary Connect the World year.

Press

Conference with the DG

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“The Journey to endless Opportunities” has just began.

The Rotaract Training Committee ably led by Rotaractor

Peter Afolabi also sent in the training souvenir pack to the DG

as a show of Appreciation for his support to the District

Training Team.

The session was wrapped up with presentation of the Rotary

Opens Opportunity Theme shirt to the District Governor, The

District Secretary and the District Rotaract Committee

Chairman.

The District Governor appreciated the gift and he instantly

reciprocated the gesture by giving out the 2020-2021 theme

pin to all District Board Members and Opportunities

Presidents, which also includes some Rotaractors that

joined the session live on Facebook from the comfort of their

homes.

The Rotaract WE CARE COMMITTEE ably headed by

Rotaractor Odufote Damilola on behalf of her team and

Rotaract District 9110NG presented a beautifully made wall

Frame Portrait to the District Governor, Rotarian Bola

Oyebade and the District Rotaract Representative.

Rotaractor Adedeji A. Windapo.

The session also had in attendance 2020-2021, Rotary Opens

Opportunities Board of Directors, Opportunities President and

Members Rotaract District 9110NG. The aim of the interactive

session with the District Governor is to further reiterate the

proposed plans and projects of the Rotary Opens Opportunity

year.

As the year theme implies, Rotary Opens Opportunities,

Opportunities to help improve Administrative roles of the District,

Clubs within and all Rotaractors were carefully outlined by the

District Rotaract Representative. He further emphasized on

creating a platform of internship opportunities for Rotaractors

which will help bridge the gap of Unemployment among youths.

The District Governor Rotarian Bola Oyebade felt awesomely

impressed with the plans to further promote the good image of

Rotaractors and Rotaract clubs within the District and he listed out

his expectations from all rotaractors.

He charged all Rotaractors to be good ambassadors of themselves

and their various clubs. He also expects and hopes for a full

transitioning of a Rotaract club into a Rotary club, a task which he

was proud to have achieved during his years as a Rotaractor.

Rotaractor Adedeji A. Windapo stated that he and his team is ready

to create a platform of opportunities for clubs within the district to

make sustainable impacts in their communities and Institutions

through impactful projects.

ROTARY’S NEW

AREA OF FOCUS

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We will provide more information on the

grant program in October, with continued

updates until grant applications are

accepted on 1 July 2021.

Rotarians, staff and industry experts to

determine eligible activities for Global

Grant funding.

In the meantime, gifts and commitments

from Rotarians and others will be sought to

provide global grant support for the new

area of focus.

Rotary has long supported activities that sustain the

environment, with $18 million in Global Grants over the

last five years through our existing areas of focus.

he Rotary Foundation Trustees and Board of

TDirectors voted unanimously to add a new

area of focus to support the environment.

Adding a new and distinct area of focus formalizes our

long-standing community-based efforts to support the

environment, and will give Rotary members even more

ways to increase our impact and expand our reach.

Over the next few months, the Boards will consult with

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The 7AREAS OF FOCUS

4. Maternal and child health

1. Peace Building and Conflict Resolution

7. Supporting the Environment

2. Disease Prevention and Treatment

5. Basic education and literacy

3. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

6. Community Economic Development

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Three weeks later, we had 60 Rotarians, 10 other volunteers, and staff at the school ready for our first Saturday delivery. The plan included sorting food pallets dropped off by the San Antonio Food Bank in the parking lot of the school, creating separate stations for individual food items. Volunteers would then drive by each station while other volunteers loaded the items into vehicles.

We had a well-thought-out plan. But then 250 cars showed up, more than double the number we anticipated. Fortunately, our club has so many outstanding leaders that we were able to pivot in a short period of time and rearrange the drop off site, repacking food to feed as many families as possible.

It was in organizing an event to meet those needs that I learned about the power of Rotary. Our club had connection with the San Antonio Food Bank and the United Way. Within a week, we had a project confirmed and scheduled. We had offers of trucks, boxes, and anything else we needed to run the food drive, and it all came from our members.

Each family received meat, vegetables, fruit, non-dairy milk, bread, flour, and other staples. Through our third distribution, we have delivered over 100,000 pounds of food to serve approximately 5,000 people.

I knew our club was more than just a “lunch” club but I was amazed at how quickly we were able to come together to serve our community in such a meaningful way. I truly believe that when Rotarians unite in a mission, we can do anything.

Our club had adopted a local elementary school, the Martin Luther King Academy, for the 2019-20 Rotary year. We had already created a Rotary Reading Room at the school to provide a quiet place for the students to read and do homework. We also made improvements to the campus through a program we call Kingdom for Kids. We knew we could not abandon the school during this time of need. When we reached out to the school principal to ask how we could help, her answer was succinct. They needed:

Discovering the Power of Rotary During a Pandemic

Members of the Rotary Club of San Antonio, Texas, sort items for a food drive in a school parking lot.

have been a member of my club for two years, but it was

Iin the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that I learned what it truly means to be a Rotarian. When my state of

Texas went into quarantine, our club president, Brandon Logan, set up a ‘virtual happy hour’ on Thursday evenings. It was amazing to see all of the friendly, smiling faces of my fellow Rotarians. We spent an hour catching up; and then our conversation turned to service, and what we could do to help during the pandemic.

Ÿ Food

Sorting Food for the Food Drive

Ÿ Access to food drives

By Nathan Rizzo, Rotary Club of San Antonio, Texas, USA

Posted on July 14, 2020

Ÿ School supplies.

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Truth to Power

New diversity, equity, and inclusion guide for exchanges now available

© Rotary International

One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201-3698, USA

Antoni Slodkowski, who is originally from Łódź, Poland, became interested in international issues while he was a Rotary Youth Exchange student in Japan. “That year in Osaka shaped my life,” he recalls. “It gave me an incredible foundation and the courage to travel the world and spread my wings.” Slodkowski and his team of journalists received a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for their investigation into a massacre of 10 Rohingya men in Myanmar, where the minority has been a target of ethnic cleansing.

News & Stories

A training document focused on supporting LGBTQ+ exchange students is now available to all Rotary Youth Exchange leaders. It discusses the primary goals of Rotary Youth Exchange: providing young people with opportunities not only to experience an exchange, but to develop as leaders who promote peace and justice around the world. To achieve this, everyone involved in an exchange — including students and volunteers — must be open-minded, tolerant, and supportive of one another.

Although COVID-19 still causes uncertainty globally, especially because of the risk of infection, changing international travel restrictions, and school delays and closures, some regions may be able to host exchanges safely later this Rotary year. Where districts decide it is safe, short-term exchanges can resume in October 2020 and long-term exchanges can resume in January 2021, provided districts implement specific safety requirements outlined in the RI Board’s April decision.

Connecting students and communities around the world

After reviewing the requirements, is up to districts to determine whether they can proceed with Rotary Youth Exchange programs in accordance with the new safety guidelines. If your district is concerned, the best option may be to suspend the program temporarily and consider other ways to engage young people this year, such as facilitating virtual exchanges or getting students involved with Interact or RYLA. If your district is considering moving forward with the program, it will be important to consider the risks, create a comprehensive crisis management plan, and have volunteers who can commit more time to communicating with students and families, monitoring recommendations from health authorities, and acting quickly if the situation changes.

mportant updates about Rotary Youth Exchange in 2020-21.

IThe RI Board of Directors made an important decision about Rotary Youth Exchange in 2020-21 after reviewing a

thorough risk assessment and carefully considering COVID-19 conditions around the world.

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OUR COREDUTY IS PROJECT

Project Communications Management: Includes the processes required to ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, control, monitoring, and ultimate disposition of project information.

Project Schedule Management: Includes the processes required to manage the timely completion of the project.

Project Cost Management: Includes the processes involved in planning, estimating, budgeting, nancing, funding, managing, and controlling costs so the project can be completed within the approved budget.

Permit Me to drop my pen here. There are alot to share on the subject matter But I would limit it to the above.

Project Risk Management: Includes the processes of conducting risk management planning, identication, analysis, response planning, response implementation, and monitoring risk on a project.

Project Procurement Management: Includes the processes necessary to purchase or acquire products, services, or results needed from outside the project team.

Project Stakeholder Management: Includes the processes required to identify the people, groups, or organizations that could impact or be impacted by the project, to analyze stakeholder expectations and their impact on the project, and to develop appropriate management strategies for effectively engaging stakeholders in project decisions and execution.

Thank you for reading!

Project Scope Management: Includes the processes required to ensure the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully.

Project Quality Management: Includes the processes for incorporating the organization’s quality policy regarding planning, managing, and controlling project and product quality requirements, in order to meet stakeholders’ expectations.

Project Resource Management: Includes the processes to identify, acquire, and manage the resources needed for the successful completion of the project.

s we all know that our major core duty as a humanitarian

Aorganization is carrying out PROJECTS. We face alot of difculties on projects.

We engage on projects that does not touch a soul rather our pockets. WHY?

Because we lack basic knowledge of what a Project is.

In our case as ROTARACTORS we are all a project manager. We need basic knowledge on the above.

Executing Process Group: Those processes are performed to complete the work dened in the project management plan to satisfy the project requirements. This is where we do all that we have planned

Project Management is application of techniques, skills, knowledge and resources to a given project to meet up with the project Objectives.

Permit me to take few of your time to do crash course on Project Management.

5 PROCESS GROUPS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Planning Process Group: These processes are required to establish the scope of the project, rene the objectives, and dene the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.

A project manager works with his/her team to achieve a said goals or objectives. We also have stakeholders. Stakeholders are people who are directly or indirectly responsible and affected by your project. We fall into scope creeps so many times. We spend ridiculous, excessive amounts on money and time. Most times we go out of scope for the project. So then how do we have well dened projects.

Initiating Process Group: It is what denes the Project and set up project objectives. This where we do feasibility studies about a said project. Its where we ask the questions of Who, where, how and when?

No matter how big or small the project is if its based on these knowledge. It will be a success.

A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

Closing Process Group: Those processes are performed to formally complete or close the project. As long it has achieved its objectives or goals.

Monitoring and Controlling Process Group: Those processes are required to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes.

10 KNOWLEDGE AREAS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project Integration Management: Includes the processes and activities to identify, dene, combine, unify, and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the Project Management Process Groups.

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Rtr. Olusegun lebiChief of Cabinet 2020-2021| Rotaract [email protected] | 08067999894

INSTAGRAM: Lifegiver | FACEBOOK: Lifegiver TWITTER: Lifegiver_

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Peace Building andConict Resolution

Disease Preventionand Treatment

Water, Sanitationand Hygiene

Maternal andChild Health

Basic Educationand Literacy

CommunityEconomic Development

Supporting theEnvironment

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Thus, the “issue” of flooding in Lagos results from three factors:

Unfortunately, these drainage have been blocked by indiscriminate dumping

of refuse.

b) Lack of or poor drain system and;

a) Urbanization

and health implications. Being below sea should not a problem and it is not a

big deal, as country Holland is below sea (or “under water”) but their eco-

friendly cities and good engineering designs ensured that the country is faring

well.

It is no accident that Nigeria is ranked highest in poverty and dirtiness, as

there is a link between the two. Therefore, when the Lagos State Government

through the ministry of Environment asked residents of four Local

Government Areas (LGAs) i.e. Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ibeju-Lekki and

Ikorodu to relocate, she was making a pronouncement that affects directly

and indirectly more than 2.2 million people residents in those LGAs. This even

more alarming when one consider the over 2.2 million people with over 9.5

million people of the 14 LGAs issued a (flood) warning by the same ministry.

The economic effects/impacts needs to be quantified by Physical Planners

i.e. Town Planners in collaboration with Economic Planners i.e. Development

Economists, to put in proper perspective the economic cost of the issue of

flooding especially as regards human and loss of man hour on flooded Lagos

roads.

c) Poor waste management system

Urbanization means agglomeration of people in cities or urban areas.

Wherever people are, waste is generated. This is not a problem. It only

becomes one when it is not properly disposed, nor mechanism for reuse or

recycling.

The implications are that of health, social and economic. These may account

for the male death than female in Lagos State according to National

Population Commission (NPC). This claim has been corroborated by experts.

For according to a consultant pathologist at the Lagos State University

Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, (as reported by PM News of July 9,

2020), Dr. Francis Faduyile, “……..statistics showed that men die earlier than

women because men do the more risky jobs and “travel” more than women”.

He states further that “women tend to tolerate hypertension more than men”.

If we are to be serious about development and improving quality of lives of our

people, Government needs to put in place effective and efficient waste

disposal and management system, provide proper engineered drain system

and set up recycling plants to recycle and reuse generated waste.

The issue of flooding becomes worrisome when one put the above factor side

by side with the issue of Climate Change/Global Warming (which implies

increase rainfall) and the fact that Lagos is below sea level. This should be of

concern to people and Government because of it Psychological, socio-

economic

This problem coupled with poor drain system or total lack of it in some areas

means there will be floods whenever rain falls.

This is so because where there are drainage, it is not properly channeled and

when refuse is dispose in these poor drainage, the result is floods. There is

also problem of waste management. It is not uncommon to find road

sweepers gather sand (swept off roads) by roadsides or on walkways, which

is later pushed by either rain or breeze or both.

here are different kinds of floods. There is the storm surge from hurricanes,

Tthe runoff from snow when it melts, the overwhelmed river banks, etc. But

considering all these examples flooding is suppose to be an occasional

thing (i.e. problem). However, flooding happens consistently, either in small or

large quantities, every time rain falls to earth. People just do not tend to notice it

until it reaches the proportions of disaster i.e. issue (in contrast to “problem”

above).

I. Large quantities of rain in a short period of time (like we experience annually in

Nigeria).

Roads, Parking lots, Sidewalks, and other pavements, along with asphalt,

concrete, brick, stone, and other building materials, combine to create

impenetrable surfaces that resist the natural absorption of water. The natural

system is very good at accepting rainfall. But when water hits pavements, it creates

runoff immediately. That water has to go somewhere. So it flows wherever the

grade takes it. To account for that runoff, drainages are created to move the water

away from where it originally deposited, or house it where it in a facility, or even to

reuse it. This process-the policy, planning, engineering, implementation and

maintenance of urban water system is called storm water management. This was

probably the intention of the Lagos State Government in setting up Lagos

Wastewater Management Office (LASWAMO).

Under normal circumstances rain or other precipitation (snow, hail etc.) is absorbed

by the earth after falling. It gets absorbed by grassland, by parks, by residential

lawns or by anywhere the soil is exposed.

However, two factors can impede that absorption and they are:

II. Covering over the ground so it cannot absorb water in the first place. This is

majorly applicable in cities like Lagos, where land has been transformed into

developed cilivilisation. And without proper drain system.

Issue of Flooding In Lagos State: A Socio-Economic Emergency

Rtr. Toheeb ‘Wale [email protected]

RAC, Festac Town

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ODE TOPANDEMICA Poem by Kehinde Olaitan ONIKE

As husbands lost wives, mothers lost daughters and

sisters lost brothers

For there was the Pandemic -The Influenza Virus!

My thirst for

education

Leaving behind

those who care

about me

It killed thousands more than the world war did

And my zeal to

make an exploit and

a difference

Made me seek

greener pastures

Little did we know that was a tip of the iceberg

And the most dreaded happened - war!

For with time we never realized that every visit was a

curse

And social distancing is something we knew

not

Here comes another Pandemic -The Corona

Virus!

The war was over because of the pandemic

But I came home to nothing

And my neighbour went in search of his daily

bread

Like yesteryears, I lost another loved one.

Not even to the grave of the ones I left behind

Every kiss and hug was an instrument of

death

And it was time to go home

But returned with a lung full of Corona virus

Rtr. Kehinde Olaitan ONIKEVice President, RAC LASUCOM 2020/2021

[email protected]

INSTAGRAM: @kenwins7_ & @tender_slenderFACEBOOK: Kehinde Olaitan Onike

TWITTER: kenwins7_WEBSITE: www.tenderslender.wordpress.com

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