by Brad Webber
Seven Rotary clubs and two Rotaract clubs in the southern Nigerian state of Delta took steps in October 2021 to heighten vigilance in a country certified polio-free the year before. The Polio Walk, organized by the Rotary Club of Effurun, attracted nearly 100 participants.
The walkers — many clad in red, blue, yellow, and purple End Polio Now T-shirts — strolled, socialized, beat drums, and tooted horns along a roughly 2-mile route, says Michael Enehizena, past president of the Effurun club. “It was a huge success as flyers and car stickers were given out and placed on cars,” Enehizena adds.
The Rotary clubs of Effurun City Centre, Effurun Gateway, Effurun GRA, Ekpan, Osubi, and Ovwian, as well as the Rotaract clubs of Effurun and Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), united for the event.