The Rotary Club of Omole Golden, on Wednesday, donated a newly built neo-natal building to the Lagos State Government at the Ifako General Hospital complex, Lagos State.
According to the President of the club, Alih Ogwu Haxan, the decision to donate a neo-natal building to the government-owned hospital
was first conceptualized by his predecessors, after a set of two twins, who were brought to the hospital died from lack of incubators.
Alih thanked his fellow Rotarians for a job well done and charged them that “with the completion of the project, I can say that our work has only just started. Please do not fail to tell your family and friends, institutions and others about the goodness and humanitarian services of Rotary.”
The conceptualizer and former President of the club, Alhaja Ibironke Ogun, lamented the unnecessary bureaucracy of government when the club sought approval to contribute to humanity through the neo-natal building.
“My heart is filled with thanks at the realisation of this vision today. Yet I cannot hide my dissatisfaction about the attitude of government when we approached them for a space to erect this much needed building.”
She added that “It is so sad that when you want something from the government you will beg. When you want to give it something you will have to beg too.”
On his part, one of the club’s foremost past Presidents, Samuel Ayetutu, reflected that though the decision by the Omole Golden club to build a neo-natal building was immediately prompted by the incidence of the twins, the club had earlier donated a total of eight incubators to the hospital, which according to him, were littering the hallways for lack of adequate space to properly accommodate them.
The club’s Vice President and Project Coordinator, Jide Ogunleye, informed that as the club had donated a total of 15 incubators, which the club has continued to ensure are in good working condition. The club’s Global Grant Chair Amen Agbonifo, assured that funds were already available for the complete equipping of the project, which she was sure would be completed within the next two months, for a final commissioning and handing over to hospital management.
