He said due to the infrastructural decay, open defecation has become a challenge in schools, which affects the girl child. “Education is a powerful agent of change and improves health, livelihoods, contributes to social stability and drives long-term economic growth. In his address, the Chairman of the district governor’s installation planning committee, Rotn. Henry Akinleye, said the club’s opportunities to make meaningful impacts in individual lives are better enhanced through projects that would change lives of the people. He, however, called on Nigerians to support the Rotary’s cause of fighting poverty through the empowerment projects as well as promoting education in Lagos and Ogun State.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2021 02:15 UTC