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BY: Manoah Kikekon
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| Chief Samson Gbewa, Baale Panko, Afolabi Abdullah, the 39th District Rotaract Representative, Drr, 9110, Nigeria and Hennuho Rasaq Omitogun, the chairman, water sanitation and hygiene committee |
Rotaract District 9110 has collaborated with other Seventeen Rotacract clubs to carry out a pipe-born water project at Panko, Badagry local government, Lagos state.
At the commissioning of the project on Sunday, the chairman of the water and sanitation committee, Henuho Rasack Omitogun, said the project was a collective effort.
The clubs that collaborated to carry out the project are: Rotaract clubs of Ajara, Ota, Ikeja, Lagos Metropolitan, Agege Falomo, Ijebu-Ife, Yabatech, Iju-Ishaga, Akowojo, Isolo Metro, Festac Town, Surere South, OOU Ago Iwoye, Medilag Golden, Ikorodu Golden, and Lagos Metropolitan.
Omitogun said the project was a collective effort, despite the fact that he was in the engine room.
"I'm like the engine room that inspired the execution of the project." When I discovered that people find it difficult to revisit previous projects for renovation, especially projects that are in rural communities.
"I had to call people’s attention to this, and we achieved it, despite that it took a lot for us to achieve this, but to Allah be the glory."
He further commended the effort of the community leader, who had volunteered to maintain the borehole.
Afolabi A. Abdullah, the 39th District Rotary Representative, Dr. District 9110, Nigeria He highlighted the reasons for the project as being part of a rotary area of focus when carrying out community services.
"Rotaract has areas of focus we look into every year, most of which are water and sanitation, which form a major project we carry out. Making sure we provide clean water and helping people clean their environment that is why we are here to provide water for the people of Panko."
Adding that, despite several challenges, the project was completed "Ajara Rotaract Club, in celebration with the community, will set up a committee to monitor how they use the facilities."
"A major sponsor to the project is Rotarian Wahab Abdul-Rahman of the rotary club, Agbara, other rotary clubs, and other individuals made this possible," he said.
Chief Samson Gbewa, Baale Panko said, "I’ m happy for the water project Rotaract club has successfully executed in my community; the water was not functioning before now, and the entire community is happy and appreciates this project."
The chief promised to provide a power source for pumping water, including proper maintenance of the borehole.