Rotary Club has postponed the President’s dinner over Dowen College crisis.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Rotary Club of Lagos has postponed its presidential dinner earlier scheduled for today.
This was disclosed in a statement by its president, Wale Agbeyangi.
Agbeyangi, in the statement, said the decision was reached at an emergency meeting necessitated by the sad events at Dowen College.
A student of the Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni, had died in controversial circumstances, leading to its closure by the Lagos State Government.
Agbeyangi described the College as the Rotary’s partner of many years.
He said the Club is saddened by the recent developments.
“I regret to inform you all that the President’s Dinner earlier planned for tonight at the Metropolitan Club has been postponed.
“This decision was reached today at an emergency meeting of the Board, necessitated by the recent sad event at Dowen College, our partner school of many years and which houses one of Rotary District 9110 most active Interact Clubs, the Interact Club of Dowen College, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lagos.
“Over the years, the Rotary Club of Lagos and Dowen College have jointly executed projects in many areas of focus, including community development, supporting education and protecting the environment.
“Only recently, the school’s Interact Club emerged the overall best (1st position) and also clinched the 3rd position in the Rotary District 9110 Spelling Bee Competition.
“Therefore, we at the Rotary Club consider as our children the students of Dowen College and are deeply saddened by the unfortunate event of a loss of life and the attention it has continued to garner in the public domain.
“We deeply regret any inconvenience caused by the postponement of the Dinner.”
He added that ” at this difficult time, our thoughts are with the students, parents, staff, management and the governing board of Dowen College, and in particular, the directly affected family.
“Thank you for your kind understanding!”
