By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: Former Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has thrown his weight behind the Rotary Club of Abuja Metro’s flagship project to establish a Community Volunteer Fire Station to serve Kafe District, Life Camp, Gwarinpa and surrounding communities, describing it as a demonstration of Rotary in action.
Osinbajo, who served as Chairman of the occasion at the investiture of Rotarian Engr. Michael O. Oluwagbemi, FNSE, as the 17th President of the Rotary Club of Abuja Metro and the launch of his book, Blueprints for Progress on Thursday night, was represented by former Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Adeola Rahman Ipaye.
The event, held alongside the Presidential Honors for ten distinguished Nigerians, also had in attendance the Special Guest of Honour, Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaib Audu.
Ipaye, who is also a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, described the evening as one that celebrated three noble ideals in one event. “First, we celebrate leadership, through the investiture of a new President of one of Rotary’s most vibrant clubs. Second, we celebrate ideas, through the launch of Blueprints for Progress, a book whose foreword Professor Osinbajo had the privilege of writing because he believes deeply in the author’s commitment to nation-building and practical leadership. Third, we celebrate service, by recognising distinguished Nigerians whose lives remind us that the greatest legacy is not what we accumulate but what we contribute,” Ipaye said.
