Rotary International's First African President Takes Office

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: July 1, 2003 | Copyright information

EVANSTON, Ill., July 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Jonathan B. Majiyagbe, a Nigerian lawyer, takes office on 1 July as President of Rotary International, a 98-year-old service organization with more than 1.2 million members and a network of 30,000 community-based service clubs in 166 countries. As the first person of African origin to lead Rotary, Majiyagbe's presidency is historic.

"This will be a big boost to Rotary in Africa," says Abdulrahman Tunji Funsho, a Nigerian Rotary member. "It p...

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