GOVERNOR'S COLOURFUL BANQUET

Region Chairman Lion Happiness Nkya conducted the meeting as Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Preparatory Committee for the Governor's Banquet to be held in Dar es Salaam on Sunday 1st September. (Picture from archive)

DAR ES SALAAM: Preparations for the colourful Governor's Banquet to be held in Dar es Salaam is in the pipeline under the organizing committee formed for this particular purpose.

Region Chairman Lion Happiness Nkya who is also the Chairman for the Organizing Committee has been conducting meetings to shape-up the banquet scheduled for 1st September 2013 at the Crystal Palace, New Africa Hotel, Dar es Salaam.

The banquet is in honour of District Governor Lion Wilson Ndesanjo and his spouse, the First Lady of the District 411B (Tanzania & Uganda). The ceremonial banquet is a traditional episode when a Governor returns from the installation ceremony at the Annual International Convention. Governor Willy Ndesanjo was among 753 Governors (Elect) who were installed in a grand ceremony at Hamburg, Germany recently.

All the Governors, after formal training and schooling in Hamburg, took up their heavy responsibility to spearhead more than 1,354,208 Lions Clubs in 753 districts in 207 countries and geographic areas.

According to the skeleton programme, the Governor will address the gathering of not less than 100 Lion Members and invited guests. On behalf of the Dar es Salaam based Lions Clubs (7), he will be honoured with a gift and the First Lady with fresh flower bouquet.

The Governor's Banquet could not be held immediately after his arrival on Tuesday 23rd July because of several reasons which include the Fasting month of Ramadhan, the First Lady was in the United Kingdom attending to some domestic issue and the Cabinet Secretary Lion Kishore Simzia and his spouse Lady Renuka Simzia who were on their overseas tour.

Governor Willy Ndesanjo and Lady Florense are currently on their first lap club visitation in Uganda and are expected back in Dar es Salaam on 24th August.

Story by Abdul Hai