Olayinka Babalola answers the Rotary call

With Funsho Arogundade
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Olayinka Hakeem Babalola makes his way to the front row. It was show time as he made his debut to the Rotary world. The moment was his presence at the traditional opening flag ceremony of the Rotary International Assembly in Orlando, Florida.
Babalola walked on that international stage as the 2026-2027 Rotary International President —the second from Nigeria and the second from Africa to lead the world’s largest humanitarian service organisation. He stood taller in his glittery green-and-white striped hat matching the Nigeria’s flag he hoisted before the global Rotary community from more than 100 countries while he sang along to the Niger...