Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State (left), Lion Yinka Bolarinwa and his wife, Funmilayo at the installation of Bolarinwa as District Governor, Lions Club 404B in Ikeja, Lagos
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has charged non-governmental
organizations and social clubs to encourage their members to participate
actively in politics in order to promote good governance and good citizenry.
He gave the charge while speaking at the presentation of Lion
Yinka Bolarinwa as the District 404B Governor in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday.
Governor Ajimobi, while stressing the need to attach great
importance to service to humanity and the need to cater for the less-privileged,
said social clubs could better achieve their objectives when they have their
members in government.
He particularly said that organizations like the Lions Club
should encourage their members to contribute their quota to the development and
change the wrong perception of some people about politics.
The governor also lamented the poor value system in the
country, stressing that people with good morals and integrity should
participate fully in politics to engender good governance.
Governor Ajimobi, while highlighting some of the achievements
of his administration in the last two years, said it had not relented in its
efforts at improving the living conditions of the people through the provision
of infrastructural facilities to all parts of the state.
While speaking on the topic: The Impact of Service and Ethics
to the Survival of a Nation, a former Secretary of Health, Prince Julius
Adelusi-Adeluyi called on the club to initiate the process for the
resuscitation of value system and ethics of the Nigerian society.
The new District Governor, Lion Yinka Bolarinwa was later
presented to the public, while a three-storey multipurpose building built by
the club was also inaugurated by Gov. Ajimobi.
