…As community appreciates Asiwaju Olajubu, Lions Club International gestures
As part of its charity and humanitarian tenets for the year 2023, the Ado–Ekiti Unique Lions Club on Tuesday donated a modern Bore Hole to Esa-Odo community in Obokun Local Council Development Area of Osun State as their year 23/24 Legacy project.
It would be recalled that Lions Club International had earlier donated four of such Bore Holes to various quarters of Ilare, the Headquarters of Obokun East Local Council Development Area and Otan-Ile, also in the Local Government.
In a related development, the Club, in 2022 donated series of farm implements and seedlings to over 500 farmers in Ilare to improve their productivities.
The projects facilitated by Engr. Oyedeji Olajubu, kjw, the Asiwaju of Ilare were to alleviate the hardships of inhabitants of the communities in getting potable water that would improve their welfare.
The President of the Ado–Ekiti Unique Lions Club, Prince Sola Aregbesola, while presenting the Bore Hole in Esa-Odo stated that “one who offers water, offers life”, noting that the Lions Club is committed to service to humanity by provision of charitable things that could improve the lives of the people.
While reacting on behalf of the Esa-Odo people, Mr. Julius Fadare, Mrs Funke Fadare and Mrs Alaba Odubiyi who unanimously expressed their appreciation to the Club promised to make good use of the Bore Hole. They exclaimed that “the Bore Hole was donated to the community at an appropriate time,” when it was needed most, saying that “lack of potable water had been one of the major problems confronting the people of the community.”
They particularly thanked Asiwaju Oyedeji Olajubu kjw for his hospitality and love for the people of the community.
