[New-Poetry] THE SERVICE AURA OF ROTARY-COUNCIL CHIEF LAUDED ROTARY, VOW TO BELONG AWARD NEWS BY GBEMI TIJANI MST

[BY TJMST]

* ...Partly INCREDIBLY SEIZED WITH  joyful and  taken by the scruff of the
neck by the  buoying news    of the $1.3BILLION   NATIONAL ENDOWNMENT FOR
POETRY CURRENTLY BEING REECHOED IN THE NEW POETRY DIGEST & NEWS ONLINE by
Stanley Fish et al-i fondly hope developing countries -Nigeria in
particular( that has produced a Nobel laureat poet and still more pending
judging by the galaxy of NIGERIAN WRITINGS since 1986) will fund the arts
and support poets of different genre.I'm optimistic this will be presently
possible as more top echelons are appreciating humanitarian gestures and
creative endeavour to improve the community eastheticall and socially.This
recent award reported herewith beckons ice melting in the direction of
community sensitivity and poets shpuld not be in different to this:GBEMI
TIJANI MST 16SEPT.2008*

*COUNCIL CHIEF LAUDED ROTARY, MEMBERS PROFILE, VOW TO HOST AND JOIN ROTARY
CLUB*

*By gbemi tijani mst*

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*I 'm further buoyed that even non-Rotarians in top management positions who
also are in charge of health administration, physical planning and
development also recognize the worthy daring endeavor of Rotary.I was agape
at the boosting comments of the Executive Chairman, Alh.PrinceT.Aderemi
Abass and Alh.D.A.Durodola Director of Personnel  Management of the Ibadan
Southwest Local Government during the ACCEPTANCE CEREMONY OF EXCELLENCE
SERVICE AWARD PLAQUE IN HONOUR OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF
OLUYOLE ESTATE,DIS.9130*

* Alhaji Abass prominently lauded RI's unrelenting effort to eradicate
POLIO..*

*'I'm also impressed by the diverse caliber of professionals and friends in
your club', he said. " In addition, the popular evidence of Rotary clubs
activities which I personally witnessed during my travels to the USA also
reinforces my trust in Rotary. This award therefore rekindled the social
splinter in my spirit to SERVE ABOVE SELF as your logo depict and advocate
from time to time", awardee affirmed and eulogized RI's helping programmes
locally and globally." In spite of this", he stressed further," I will also
like to do more than host the next meeting at Sylvia Place Hotel. I will
like to join Rotary" – Prince Abass concluded his speech with a resolute and
shared pride in Rotary, a non-profit service organization of all
professionals and business leaders founded by Paul Harris since 1905*

*The group burst into one of Rotary's popular songs –VIVE LA ROTARY and the
atmosphere became beautifully infectious and the fragrance wafted harmlessly
in the well-ventilated office that also hanged the photos of several council
chiefs that have headed the Council before our awardee. The intoxication was
psychologically delicious as evident in stanza after stanza and chorus
participation.*

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*The Director of Personnel Management also responded reflectively to the
Chairman's speech and avowal for Rotary." I 'm not surprised of the
chairman's declaration for Rotary. As health administrators and partners
with NGOs and World Health Organization and other UNITED NATIONS bodies we
all witnessed the developmental role these entities have been playing in
disease prevention and eradication –especially POLIO –that Rotary has
focused for complete eradication". 'This is a worthy goal', Alhaji Durodola
said, "and we would like to support your club but there are basic protocols
we shouldn't jump"*

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*Being a business day, Monday- for that matter in Africa - as Fela had
touted through his afrobeat music that 'no labourer will accept credit'.
Besides buying and selling deals, supervisors too will punish slothfulness
at work. Work ethics and official appointments are strictly observed on
Mondays with more reverence. All these industrial demeanors are not alien to
Rotarians as leaders in business or as departmental boss of an
organization-public or private. *

No less than 12 of the 27 charter – member club evidently growing to 42
attended the event-which was held at the Secretariat of Ibadan South -West
Local Government, M.K.O.ABIOLA Way, Oluyole Estate, Ibadan. The weather was
bright but benign for bureaucrats and field workers alike. Monday,
1stSeptember,2008 was initially
misty in the eastern part of Ibadan metropolis in the earlier hours of the
day though it turned out around noon to be climatically productive. Teachers
had resumed from a prolonged strike and therefore added more commuters and
traffic burden to this indigenous mega city.Ibadan is the 3rd largest city
in Africa and the growth of suburbs is rapidly increasing its population
density, yet access roads are fewer. .Sometimes in this latent wet season,
precipitation could be noted with cats and dogs but surprisingly it may not
even drizzle at all elsewhere in the same city. Truly nature is the supreme
driver and writer of climate.

A few of the club officers  present were Rotarians  Hysa & Virginia, a car
dealer & auto insurer respectively,Ayinde, a fashion designer, Daranijo,the
club President and immigration lawyer, Oyewusi, an estate
manager,Ogunbanwo,club secretary & environmental consultant,
Gbemi,consultant medical advertiser,Dr.Ordia, ophthalmologist,, Dr.Adeyemo,
a pediatrician and K. Adekogbe, the president  elect and a publisher by
classification, Segun,an intending member, adult educator who's just
returned from Hungary on a gender conference also witnessed the good remarks
about Rotary Clubs' activities ….

*THE HOME FRONT*

There's always a father figure tenuously supporting our moves – be it a
district pet or an in–house initiative like this award event. Our Charter
President,Rtn Olaide *Olayiwola(Paul Harris Fellow) is not only a prodigy of
how else this or that problem or project can be solved or implemented –he is
also a tremendous giver. Being an economist, a CEO of two companies, a
College Proprietor and a telecommunication engineer he is informed about
healthy living indices and yawning inequity in the re-emerging African
democracies including Nigeria. During his tenure as Charter President he
ensured that all members must be financially responsible. Controlled
spending, prudence and support from members enabled the club to run without
deficit in the last financial year despite our initial penurious posture in
our pre-charter year. Now we urgently need permanent accommodation-a Club
House Plus.*

*The charter members were determined from inception to transform the club's
status from provisional to charter level. We are financially buoyed through
by our Charter President .He funded the 1st ZEBRA CROSSING PROJECT we did on
the Ring Road Ibadan. Oyo State.He's sponsored many District events & proxy
settled many bills & dues of regular members.*

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*Rotary Club of Oluyole Estate,Ibadan D9130 has participated in 10 district
events including Group Study Exchange Hosting & Send forth of Rotarians from
India, Dis 3250, sponsored 9 students on RYLA, contributed to Rotary
Foundation Month via Dis 9130, attended 2 District conferences & 4 Pets at
Akure,Abuja & Bida and 2 members also made it to the 2008 RI Convention held
at Los Angeles in June. Locally our inter-club fellowship activities are
maintained. We rarely had a fellowship meeting without a Rotarian or
non-Rotarian guest. The international fellowship trip the club organized to
Ghana in July 2007 attracted more members. Almost all members now realize
the service – community compassion mission of Rotary. We are greatly
mentored. He practically helped to establish the club though members support
too was not insignificant. He's a culturally adjusted and detribalized
leader. I do know he's organically a believer in God. Even when he's
observing Ramadan fasting he still hosts Rotarians and members  can pray in
Jesus name whereas he's a Muslim. This milieu of cultural tolerance without
religious discrimination is also very pivotal in attracting the club to all
schools of faith..*

*As a  comparatively young club we know we still have many things pending to
maintain this precocious vibrancy and Rotary splendour, we know we'll go
places & be responsible to make dreams of members & the community real
insofar as they will enhance effective living, productive structures for the
society as D.K.LEE,RI President has advocated . Our project focus will also
sensitize public & corporate leadership in the jurisdiction we operate so
that community development and holistic wellbeing could be collectively
realized -at the prime of time - with the abundant resources which our
locales are endowed.*

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*ITSN'T THAT ROTARY IS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT CLUB THAT EMBRACE BELIEVERS AND
CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT BURDEN BUT THAT GOD SINGLE OUT THE DIAMOND AMONG
ALL STONES.*

*BY GBEMI TIJANI MST, RC OF OLUYOLE ESTATE, DISTRICT 9130,*

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