March 21, (THEWILL) – The newly installed President of the International Association of Lions Clubs, District 404 A2 Nigeria, Region 3, Makurdi, Dr Emmanuel Shior, has pledged to focus on sight, childhood cancer and environmental preservation as core service projects in the 2021/2022 lions year.
The Lions president, who made the disclosure in his acceptance speech at the occasion of his installation in Makurdi on Thursday, also listed other areas of intervention to include youth employment and feeding the hungry, including the IDPs, orphanages and membership drive.
“Our membership has not improved over time in spite of several appeals for members of our community to join us in rendering humanitarian services. It is my hope that at the end of today’s event many of you will volunteer to be part of our great family as the more we are together in lionism the happier our communities will be,” he said.
He called on people of the state to help the club in it quest to actualise its dream to carry out the core projects listed for the year, noting that the event was not just his investiture, but also to share fellowship, celebrate achievements, build new partnership and support.
In his remarks, the chairman of the occasion, Barr Chile Igbawua, described Dr Shior as a man known for prompt management of IDPs and resources in Benue State.
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