Rotary commit $100m to curb resurgence of polio in nigeria

                                           

Mr Bisi Adegoke, Rotary Governor, District 9125, said on Sunday that the Rotary club was committing 100 million Dollars to prevent resurgence of polio meningitis in the country.

Adegoke, who disclosed this at a news conference in Ilorin, said that $33 million was contributed by Rotarian across the country while the remaining $66 million came from the rotary endowment fund.

The district Governor said that members of rotary clubs across the country had never rested since the recent reported case of polio in Borno. 

''Rotarians, who had never been to the north, are in the northern part of the country now vaccinating children against polio meningistis. Nobody serve humanity than Rotarian. we commit our time, wealth to serve humanity,''he said. Adegoke explained that rotary would not relent until polio is eradicated from the country, assuring the public that the battle would be won by the organisation.