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Let Your Lifestyle Attract Others, Rotarians Told
The Rotary Club of Port Harcourt, Monday observed the club’s Media Day, during which members were tasked to live the ideals of the organization so as to change pervasive public perception of Rotary as an elitist club.
In a paper she presented on the theme “Rotary, Serving Humanity”, Rotarian Cordelia Ukwuoma asserted that if Rotarians observe the 4-way Test, do good to people, wear their pin proudly and interact well with people without pride or ego, they will project the club well and attract more members.
Ukwuoma who is Assistant Director, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Port Harcourt, noted that, as a humanitarian and service-oriented club, Rotary needs public goodwill and growing membership. She however regretted that public view differs from how Rotarians see themselves.
According to her, some members of the public see Rotary as a male-only club, others see it is a club for the rich while for yet others, Rotary Club affords opportunities for visas to glob-trot.
She therefore called on Rotarians to be consistent in promoting positive image and public visibility of the club.
Ukwuoma also called on the mass media to remain supportive of Rotary Club as the major means of promoting its ideals of service to humanity.
Earlier at a press briefing to mark the 2017 Media Day, the President of Rotary Club of Port Harcourt, Rotarian Dan Harrison announced that the club will commission a water and sanitation project each at Immaculate Heart College, Borokiri and Community Secondary School, Rumuekini next week Thursday. Both facilities, he said, would be provided with new electrcity generators.
Harrison said the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt had also built a six-room toilet facility at Holy Rosary College, Port Harcourt, the second by the club in the school while embarking on other interventions in schools and communities within the service year.
These, he said, are in areas of peace and conflict prevention and resolution, disease prevention and treatment, maternal and child health and economic empowerment and community development.
Other areas of intervention, the Rotary Club President enumerated, include basic education and literacy as well as career guidance .
Harrison said Rotary Club of Port Harcourt has so far spent over N27 million on its outreach programmes in the current service year.
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has tasked troops of Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD to dominate the battlespace and intensify offensive operations against kidnappers, bandits and other criminal elements in the North Central region.
Shaibu gave the directive yesterday during his maiden operational visit to the Headquarters, Joint Task Force North Central (JTF-NC), at Sobi Barracks, Ilorin.
This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, in Abuja, yesterday.
Shaibu said the Nigerian Army would remain resolute in its constitutional responsibility of safeguarding lives and property, stressing that troops must sustain pressure to decisively deny criminal elements freedom of action.
He assured personnel of continued deployment of combat enablers and operational resources to enhance clearance operations and dismantle criminal hideouts across Kwara and Niger states.
The COAS reaffirmed his commitment to troop welfare, noting that improved welfare remained critical to sustaining morale, operational effectiveness and combat readiness.
He urged the troops to remain disciplined, professional and loyal to the Constitution and the democratically elected government.
Earlier, the Theatre Commander, JTF-NC Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD, Maj.-Gen. Yakubu Yahaya, commended the COAS for his strategic leadership and support.
Yahaya assured that troops would remain committed and steadfast in restoring peace and stability in the region.
The Nigerian Navy says it is expanding training and infrastructure to address emerging security threats and strengthen operational efficiency across formations and units nationwide.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, spoke during the inauguration of projects at the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS) in Onne, Rivers as part of activities marking the Nigerian Navy’s 70th anniversary.
Abbas, represented by the Flag Officer Commanding, Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC), Rear Adm. Ebiobowei Zipele, said the projects reflected significant progress made by the navy since its establishment in 1956 from the British Royal Navy.
“Training and infrastructure have improved significantly to meet contemporary security challenges and fulfil the navy’s constitutional responsibilities.”
According to him, the anniversary provides the navy an opportunity to reflect on its achievements and contributions over the past seven decades.
Projects inaugurated included a remodelled female trainees’ hostel accommodating more than 500 occupants and an expanded golf course upgraded from one to nine holes.
Others were the NNBTS fuel dump, Chief Boatswain’s Mate House, renovated pharmacy department and a new theatre block at the Naval Medical Centre, Onne.
Abbas described the new theatre as a major milestone for the navy’s medical services.
“Previously, injured personnel requiring surgeries were referred outside the facility.
“With this theatre, surgeries can now be conducted within the base.’’
He added that a 30KVA inverter had also been installed to guarantee uninterrupted electricity supply at the training school.
The naval chief assured officers, ratings and trainees that the navy leadership remained committed to their welfare and wellbeing.
“These infrastructure upgrades show the commitment of the Chief of Naval Staff to addressing operational and welfare challenges promptly,” he said.
In addition, NAVTRAC distributed educational materials to pupils of Community Primary Schools One and Two, Ogale, in Ebubu-Eleme area of Rivers.
Items distributed included exercise books, school bags and other writing materials as part of the navy’s civil-military engagement initiative.
Zipele said the outreach was designed to strengthen relations between the navy and host communities while supporting children’s education.
“Education remains critical to national growth and youth empowerment. Some of these pupils may eventually serve in the Nigerian Navy,” he said.
He noted that the initiative demonstrated the navy’s commitment to educational development, peace, security and sustainable community relations.
Zipele urged the pupils to remain disciplined, focused and committed to their studies while embracing patriotism, integrity and hard work.
He thanked the Ebubu community for its continued support for the naval training command headquarters and the navy.
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