Osun: Lions clubs district 404-B2 installs Abayomi Adegoke as president for 2024/2025

Lions International OSUN Classic Lions Club , district 404-B2 Nigeria at the weekend held it’s classical award annual luncheon with, presentation of Lion Abayomi Adegoke ( Yomex) as it’s president for the 2024/2025 lion service year.

The programme which also featured a numbers of awardees who were honoured based on their various contributions to humanities in the society , also led to the installation of other club officers for the same year at the event held at Oasis event and conference center, Osogbo.

In his acceptance speech as the new president, Lion Adegoke assured that, as a president, he would work together as a team to foster love and unity among members and carry out projected service activities in a way that they will leave a lasting impact in all communities to uphold the tenets of Lions clubs international as enshrined in the Lion’s code of Ethnics and it’s international purposes.

” To this end I humbly request the support of all eminent personalities that graced this occasion to make this cause of serving humanity a reality”, he added.

Speaking at the occasion, OSUN state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke described the Lions clubs as family that has added a lot of values to humanities and charged the club to improve the more on the tempo.

The governor who was represented by Hon. Odelade Sarafadeen Olanrewaju, his Special adviser on RUWESA, also described the programme as a humanitarian packed one and charged other organisations in the society to emulate Lions clubs , to better the lives of the needy ones.

In his own speech, the key note speaker for the day, Dr. Femi Adefila, equally commended the humanitarian works of Lion clubs and said, “When you heard the word ‘giving’, what comes to mind is a single act of uppering a helping hand but I want to tell you that giving is much more than that and it holds the power of transforming lives, inspire hope and foster collective progress. “

“The act of humanity lies in the heart of giving. It is a timeless principle hovering in the fabric of every culture. The Bible captures it in Proverbs 11:25. Likewise the Holy Quran in Suratul Barka verse 274.

“Prophet Muhammad s.a.w said, ‘putting a smile in the face of your brother is charity’. The traditional religion also prioritises given. It says the hand of a giver is perpetually on top. Generosity not only blesses others but also enriches the giver. Given is not merely about material things, it encompasses time, efforts, knowledge and compassion.

“The nation Nigeria and as Africans we are very communal in nature. We like to do things together. Imagine what we could accomplish if we unite as a community, through collective action, we hold the power to not just momentarily uplift people but re-write their entire story.

“The power of giving amplified through collective action is a force capable of transforming not only individual lives but the entire society.”

He thereafter appealed to the club not to relent in it’s contributions to bother the humanity and the society.

Also speaking, the platinum guest of the day, a former governor of OSUN state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, remarked that, ‘”Any dog that keeps the company of a goat will eat grass. I think having been with me for quite a while now, he has learnt some tricks on surprising anybody. ”

“In spite of my 30 years in the Army, I am always very wary when I’m invited to Lions Club events because I wouldn’t be too sure what will happen there, but my confidence has been reinforced with Yomex being the president that I can walk amongst the lions now confidently.”

“I want to congratulate the Lions Club for entrusting the leadership of the club to Adegoke. We crossed paths when he was a student union leader. Although he was a troublesome union leader, he was objective about what he was doing with his leadership and that’s what made me to identify with him and I believe in him.”

“I’m not surprised that those traits that I saw in him from the beginning are what you’ve identified and make you to make him the president. I can assure you you have one of the finest presidents in the history of the club. I want to wish you well in this journey.”

“Wherever you feel there is a need for a kind of support, you know where to see me anytime, any day. I must also express my gratitude to the club for finding me worthy of this honour you gave to me. I didn’t know it was going to happen.

“Nigeria needs a type of club which you run. A purposeful one that stands to uplift human beings. So, let other clubs emulate your good stride. You can rest assured that we will always be there to support a good cause because you are helping humanity.”

However, the Chairman of the day, Engr. Kamoru Toyese Ajisafe, PDP National Vice- Chairman ( South West), applauded the good works being rendered by the club saying, it’s positive impacts are greatly being felt in all the nooks and crannies of the country.

He described Lions clubs as a gathering of intellectuals with visions, missions and passions that could transform any given society within a twinkle of an eye.

Represented by Chief Abiola Oloke, Engr. Ajisafe therefore charged progressive minded ones especially the youths to learn from the clubs and be wise to become more Productive in the societies.

Important personalities like a former governor of OSUN state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Oba Quamarudeen Adeyemi Adeyanju, the Ororuwo Of Ororuwo Land, Ibrahim Adekunle Lukman, a real estate entrepreneur while, the club has , Professor Siyan Oyeweso, Prince Adelani Adesoye, Hon, Odelade Sarafadeen Olanrewaju, Hon. Ibukun Fadipe, AlhajibAbdulwasiu Adejumo and Dr. Femi Adefila as it’s awardees for the year.