Rotary Club of Grand Bonny Provides Infrastructure to Improve Community

The Rotary Club of Grand Bonny, Rivers State will not rest on its oars in boosting the socio-infrastructural and economic framework of the Bonny Kingdom by way of intervention in the seven Rotary International areas of focus viz: The Environment; Peace Building and Conflict Resolution; Community Economic Development; Basic Education and Literacy; Maternal and Child Health Care; Water Sanitation and Hygiene and Disease Prevention and Treatment.

This assurance was given by the President, Rotary Club of Grand Bonny, Rotarian Tamunotonye Jonathan Banigo while speaking to the press recently during his installation as the fourth president of the club stating that the club has already started giving out Interest-Free Loans to deserving persons and proposed a Fishermen Waiting Hall in Orosikiri Community of the riverine kingdom. According to the president, the club is also partnering with The Promise Eatery in Bonny to train five persons in Catering and Confectionery Professional Services.

Rotarian Tamunotonye Banigo told journalists that since the chartering of Rotary Club of Grand Bonny on April, 25, 2018 and the re-introduction of Rotary International activities in Bonny Kingdom which hitherto was in full swing between the mid-70s and late 90s; the club has given the kingdom humanitarian projects worth millions of Naira in the form of continued sponsorship of Polio immunization; donation of medical equipment and consumables to the General Hospital and various Primary Health Centers and donation of chairs to Government Girls Secondary School, Bonny, (a Disgrict 9141 assisted project).

Others, the Rotarian President noted, included annual vocational training of residents and students within the community and promotion of various basic education and literacy activities in different forms in partnership with various organizations to improve the quality of life in the kingdom. Provision of quality palliative food supplies during the lock down to some deserving persons (a District 9141 assisted project); provision of wheel chairs and other mobility devices (a District 9141 assisted project).

Answering questions on his club’s achievements in the current Rotary year, Rotarian Banigo stated that “thus far, in the 2021/2022 Rotary year, the club has had her installation, hosted its Assistant Governor and District Governor; it has carried out awareness campaigns on Polio and Rotary Public Image and also sponsored five students to the Rotary Leadership Youths Awards (RYLA) programme, organized by the Rotary District 9141, to take youths through leadership training on various topics and practical exercises”.

In addition, the President claimed that “the Rotary Club of Grand Bonny has two Interact clubs (Interact Club of Government Girls Secondary School, Bonny and Interact Club of Lucille Education Centre) with two provisional Interact clubs (Interact Club of Bonny National Grammar School and Interact Club of Government Secondary, Abalamabie, Bonny) to her credit”. He was enthusiastic that; “indeed, the future of the club is bright as she plans to establish a Community Based Rotaract club as well as charter at least a Rotary club this Rotary year”.

Four presidents, have led the club since its charter in 2018, they included Rotarian Wilson Emmanuel Jumbo, Rotarian Dave Diepiriye Banigo, Rotarian Dagogo Mina-Jumbo and currently Rotarian Tamunotonye Jonathan Banigo.