By Titilayo Balogun
Lagos Ikoyi Lions Membership has once more emerged the general greatest membership in District 404 A1 for the second time.
The membership was based in 1988 as an solely feminine membership, and the late Oye Williams grew to become the constitution president in 1992. It admitted its first male member, AVM Anthony Okpere (retd), who later grew to become a district governor and a number of council chairperson.
It has since produced its first feminine district governor, Ezim Giwa Amu, and different distinguished feminine members within the district together with Rebecca Ahkhomu, Bintu Tinubu, Dr Omolaraeni Adadevoh, Janet Odeinde, Dame Olajumoke Simplice, Marion Johnson and a number of others.
Lagos Ikoyi Lions Membership prides itself to be the most important in District 404A1 with 84 members.
Due to the distinctive methods it presents itself by way of service provision to the group and the leaders the membership has produced in District 404A1 and A number of District 404, the identify Pacesetter Membership was coined, and, at present, it’s the solely Lions Membership with a singular identify
Consistent with the custom of its constitution members, the present President, Abdulkarim Yusuf, since he was sworn in on July 1, 2021 has been working around the clock together with his workforce and the help of membership members to make sure the membership’s legacy of service to humanity stay indelible.
Since assuming workplace, the membership has continued to offer month-to-month group service in keeping with the 5 focus areas of Lions Membership Worldwide particularly, Feeding the hungry, Atmosphere, Childhood most cancers, Imaginative and prescient and Diabetes.
Within the final seven months, from July 2021 to January 2022, the membership has reached out to over 2,000 much less privileged people in the neighborhood.
In recognition of the membership service to humanity inside the 5 focus areas of the Lions Membership Worldwide and guaranteeing the membership feasibility in the neighborhood is prime notch, Lagos Ikoyi Lions Membership on the simply concluded third cupboard assembly in Benin, Edo State, grew to become for the second time period working, the General Greatest Membership in Lions Golf equipment District 404A1.
As well as, it was additionally awarded the Greatest Membership in Publicity and the Greatest Membership in ICT/ Social Media.
The President, Mr Yusuf, thanked the membership elders for his or her steering and mentorship and expressed appreciation to the members for his or her dedication and help.
He referred to as for extra cohesion and unity for the membership to succeed in its full potential.
The president mentioned his partner, who can also be a member of Lagos Ikoyi Lions Membership, Soledotun Abdulkarim-Yusuf, the present Zone1A chairperson, District 40A1, present chairperson, Advertising and Communication, additionally a previous president of Lagos Ikoyi Lions Membership, has all the time been his motivation as she consistently challenged him to satisfy and surpass her personal achievements as president in 2017/2018 Lions’ 12 months. Throughout her tenure, the membership additionally gained a number of awards, together with the General Greatest Membership within the district and Membership Excellence Award from Lions Membership Worldwide for distinctive service to humanity.
Yusuf mentioned he and his workforce shall stay centered with the intention to obtain the remaining targets set for his administration at the start of his tenure as a result of he recognised that “the reward for exhausting work is extra work.” He lastly thanked members of Lagos Ikoyi Lions Membership for giving him the chance to serve. He promised to do all the pieces attainable to make sure the membership retains its envious place not simply in District 404A1 however within the A number of District 404 Nigeria.
