‘Lions Club committed to Nigeria’s development’

The new District Governor of Lions Club District 404B-2 Nigeria, Lion Wesley Kafidiya, has reiterated the commitment of Lions Club to the development of Nigeria.

During a press conference to announce the new Lion year, commencing on July 1, Kafidiya said that the theme of the new Lion year is “we serve with love”.

The new District Governor said: “It is not the essence of service that matters, but the love put into that service, according to the late Mother Theresa. That is why in whatever service we do this year; we want to do it with extra love, strengthening our communities through diversity. Diversity is more than a defining characteristic for Lions. It is also the key to success. So, this year, we are going to serve with love by intentionally putting the needs of others before our own with care and compassion.”

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Kafidiya further said:  “As a club, we have supported the IDPs and just last year, the club raised $10,000 through grants to supply food, other items to flood victims. We will still focus on our core five areas of concern: vision, hunger, the environment, paediatric cancer and diabetes, but that does not mean that we would not attend to other areas of concern in our immediate environment.

“The district’s major focus this year will be on the Lions Ophthalmology Centre at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife. And while the completion of the physical structure is receiving appropriate attention, we have commenced ground work towards the furnishing and equipping the facility as a tertiary/reference centre for all forms of ophthalmology services under Lions Clubs International (LCI) Sight First Programme”.

Kafidiya, who has just returned from Milan where the new international President was sworn in and who later had the privilege of equally swearing in Kafidiya and other District Governors in all districts of Lions Club, said the Milan experience was a great one.

“We will follow three main service programmes for the year, that is, District Core Project, Global Service Framework and Lions New Service Framework. These three will give Lions and Leos new ways to meet emerging humanitarian needs in their communities and around the world,” he added.