Abuja Unity Lions Club Renovates Classroom Blocks At Junior Secondary School

The Abuja Unity Lions Club has renovated four blocks of classrooms at Junior Secondary School, Orozo, as part of its humanitarian drive to support education and provide a conducive learning environment for students.

Speaking during the commissioning of the project on Thursday, President of the Abuja Unity Lions Club, Grace Oladipo, said the initiative was borne out of a needs assessment she carried out shortly after her installation.

“I noticed that the school was underserved, with more students and fewer classrooms. I presented it to my club members, and because we are humanitarians, we decided to intervene.

“We tagged this project empowering education because, as Nelson Mandela once said, education is one of the most powerful weapons to change the world,” she said.

Oludipo noted that the club plans to return to provide chairs and furniture for the classrooms, while another major project on mental health awareness targeted particularly at school children, would be rolled out in October.

She urged Nigerians to look beyond government and contribute individually to nation-building.

The event also featured the presentation of awards to two SS2 students, Kemi Olowo and Deborah Anjorin, who were honoured for their exemplary behaviour and named ambassadors of the club.

In addition, new members were inducted into the club, while students entertained guests with cultural displays.

Lion Charlz Opunsuju, second Vice District Governor (District 404A2 Nigeria) commissioned the project and handed it over to the school. The club also donated textbooks to the students of the school.

Speaking to journalists after the event, he highlighted that Lions Clubs International operates 22 clubs across Abuja, each committed to supporting their communities through initiatives such as hunger relief, medical outreaches, sight preservation, and educational support.

“We try to intervene in areas to help our communities and support government in whatever way we can. This renovation is just one of many projects, including facilities for children with cancer at the University of Abuja,” Apubson explained.

Also speaking, Barrister Asiwaju Jide Bello, Past District Governor (District 404A2 Nigeria), said the facilities in many schools were nothing to write home about, which informed the need assessment that revealed dilapidated classrooms at JSS Orozo.

“We realised students were learning under a very non-conducive environment, so we decided to renovate the block of four classrooms and give it a facelift,” he said.

In Lions Club, we don’t focus only on education; we also intervene in areas like childhood cancer, sight preservation, feeding the hungry, and youth empowerment,” he added.

The Principal of Junior Secondary School, Orozo, Mallam Yusuf Abdullahi, commended the Lions Club for the intervention, describing it as a model corporate social responsibility effort.

He called on other organisations to emulate the club’s gesture to improve education standards.

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