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Gbenga Badejo is 54th president of Rotary Club of Ikeja

David Adenekan
David Adenekan
Gbenga Badejo is 54th president of Rotary Club of Ikeja
Badejo is new president of Rotary Club, Ikeja

Rotarian Gbenga Badejo is the new president of Rotary Club of Ikeja.

He is the 54th president of the club.

He was celebrated as the new president at a colourful ceremony which took place on Sunday at Sheraton Hotels and Suites in Ikeja, Lagos.

The occasion also witnessed the induction of the new board for the Rotary 2021/2022 year as well as presentation of awards to Rotarians and non-Rotarians, including 50 years of Rotary to Chief Olusegun Osunkeye.

Speaking at the ceremony which was attended by the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Engr. Obafemi Hamzat, who was represented by Dr. Aina Oluwagbemiga, Dorothy Ufot (SAN) and Akinla of Erin Ijesha, Oba Isaac, Rotarian Badejo said that he planned to continue with the club’s signature and legacy projects to achieve maximum impact in their adopted communities.

According to him, ‘’Some of my key projects for this Rotary Year are: building of Rotary Club of Ikeja Youth Community Centre for Leadership and Vocational Training- in collaboration with Lagos State Government, setting up of 20-seater ICT centre for SOS Children’s Home, micro credit scheme interest free loans and renovation of a block of classroom with complete furniture for Ikeja Junior High School.

He added: “We plan to build a Games Court that can accommodate Handball, Badminton & Volleyball, supply medical equipment to LASUTH, give awards to health care professionals that have been adjudged to be excellent performers, visit and provide relief materials to orphanages and IDP camps.

Rotarian Badejo concluded that the club would also host its annual SOS Children Village Xmas Party, offer free test medical services to Oregun community, and distribute treated mosquito nets, provide borehole for Olusola Model Primary School, Hudson Wright Oregun, donate equipment for artisans, train and retrain primary school teachers as well as engage in tree planting.’’

Rotarian Badejo, the fifth child of the Late Rev. Jacob Adesoga Badejo and Late Mrs Grace Folorunsho Badejo of Ijebu – Igbo, Ogun State, graduated from University of Ibadan in 1984 with a degree in Geography from the Faculty of Social Sciences and emerged one of the best in his class.

He capped his career journey as a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants, with many record-breaking achievements to his credit.

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