Tuesday, 1 March 2016

ROTARY MARKS 101ST ANNIVERSARY - AN EVENING OF CULTURAL CELEBRATION | DR. MIKE OMOTOSHO, BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA, GENERAL YAKUBU GOWON, OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE


Rotary International District 9125 marked 101 years of Rotary’s existence on Tuesday 23rd February 2016, celebrating various cultures in Nigeria and from around the world.


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Governor Rotary District 9125, Mike Omotosho
The event hosted many eminent personalities, men and women of valor, members and friends of the Rotary International family, and dignitaries including Former Military Head of State, His Excellency General Yakubu Gowon GCFR, Minister of Works, Power and Housing Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), His Excellency Donald Duke, former Governor of Cross River State, among others.



Earlier in the day, the 4-Way Test Initiative was unveiled by General Yakubu Gowon GCFR, followed by speeches from selected speakers; presentation of Peace Ambassador Award to His Excellency Donald Duke; Endorsement of the 4-Way Test, and many more.

The climax of the event came to fore in the evening when Rotarians and friends of Rotary alike turned out in their best costumes, donning some of the finest African attires, treated to great cultural cuisines, as comedy, dance and fashion parade took center stage to thrill, dazzle, and entertain attendees to the fullest.

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The Rotary International was founded on the 23rd of February, 1915, as an international service organization set out to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world.
 
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