dull boy,” was set aside last week, when
members of the Rotaract Club of District 9110,
Akure, Ondo State embarked on a friendly
exchange trip to Ghana.
The District Rotaract Representative,
Oluwadamilare Oduonikosi led 30 others on the
visit. It was all fun as they were singing and
merry throughout the journey which ordinarily
would have been boredom some, but which
however ended up a lively and interesting trip
and which will continue to linger in their
memories. Tagged: “Friendship Exchange Trip,”
to the members of the club, travelling is an
essential part of learning, with a lot of things to
learn, especially when it is a across border trip
from one country to another.
While speaking on the essence of the journey,
Rotaractor Ayobami Sowale, who is the
International Service Director of Rotaract Club,
District 9110 Nigeria, said: “We departed the
borders of Nigeria through Seme, Benin Republic
to Togo and to Ghana. Though, the journey was
stressful, but we all made it lively and we really
enjoyed the trip.”
During the trip, the team visited the Nigerian
High Commission in Ghana, where they were
received by the Nigerian High Commissioner,
Ambassador Oluseyi Onafowokan, who advised
the team to be good representatives of the
country at all times.
“Nigeria at this critical period of its history
requires men and women of good character that
will hold the Green-White-Green flag high
wherever they find themselves,” he admonished
them, even as he counseled members of the club
and other youth in the country not to allow
themselves to be used by politicians to
perpetuate violence before, during and after the
general elections.
Speaking on lesson learnt during the trip, the
President of Rotaract Club of Okokomaiko,
Lagos, Ada Ahaotu said: “We learnt about
Ghanaian culture and its relationship with Nigeria
in terms of economic growth, currencies
differences, cultural background and security
matters.
We exchanged bannerettes and had group
photographs for future references.” In his
remarks, Maxwell Seshie, the Coordinator of
Rotaract Clubs in Ghana said: “We made new
friends, exchanged contacts, learnt about the
culture of both countries.
We also discussed politics where we made some
salient points about the forth coming elections in
Nigeria. We also contemplated undertaking a
return visit, where we plan to visit and learn
about Nigeria as well.”
Also, Michael Drez, who is the immediate past
president of Rotaract Club of Adentan, Ghana
said: “I like the Nigerian local attires, I wish I
have fashion designers who could sow such
dresses for me here.” To Constance Jaiyeola, the
immediate past President of the Rotaract Club of
The Polytechnic, Ibadan, a member of the trip,
the journey availed her and other members of the
club on the trip to make friends and exchange
contacts during their stay in Ghana
