By Agbonkhese Oboh

The Governor of Rotary International, District 9110 Nigeria, Mr. Lola Shodipo, has said if government and leaders make projects continuity a policy, irrespective of party affiliations or location of projects, Nigerians will be better for it.

Speaking at the commissioning of a three-classroom block at State Community Primary School, Ewutuntun, Oshodi, Lagos, Mr. Shodipo pointed out that true leadership focuses on the welfare of the people and not on who began a project, where it is located or which political party it is linked to.

According to him, “in Rotary there is smooth transition from one leader to another and projects are executed in a continuum. Our goal is to serve humanity, so when a leader cannot finish a project he started or inherited, his successor continues with it.

“While in a democracy it is not possible to have our kind of succession plan, leaders and governments can serve us better if they see projects and policies as service to humanity and not loyalty to party or a particular people.

“That way, a project started by one leader, administration or government can be completed by another in good faith.”

Speaking in the same vein, Mr. George Ikpekhia, immediate past president of Rotary Club of Maryland, which executed the project, said the club has adopted the school and that it is fulfilling to see the project completed and commissioned in his successor, Mr. Adekunle Adeniyi’s tenure.