IPNEWS: The International Lions Club has elected Lions Clemenceau B. Urey, the first Liberian, as Governor of District No 403 A2, Region 34.
He was elected in Lome, Togo, in April 30-May 5, 2024, where he emerged as the winner in a highly contested election with Lions from Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Liberia participating.
The Commissioner Against Illiteracy, of District No. 403 A2, Lions Mildred Dean, disclosed Wednesday, June 26, that the newly elected Governor will arrive in Liberia on Thursday, June 27, 2024, after attending the International Convention in Melbourne, Australia, from June 21-25,2024, where Lion Urey was confirmed by the International President, Lions Fabrico Oliveira from Brazil to served 2024-2025. The International President Fabricio Oliveira is from Brazil, while Lion Urey served as Zonal Chair from 2009-2010, and is credited as one of the longest serving Lion in Liberia.
According to her, Governor Urey was elected for a one-year term from June 30, 2024, to July 1, 2025, in Lome, Togo. She said that they are proud because this is the first time a Liberian has occupied the prestigious post since 1972.
Commissioner Dean indicated that a member of the club must go through the ranks and files before applying to contest for the position, noting that Governor Urey is a member of the Greater Monrovia Lions Club, became a Lion in 1986, and served as club President from 2006-2007.
“District level, Zonal Chair 2009-2020; Regional Chair, 2016-2017 Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone,” she added.
Lions Dean said he also attended conferences in Accra, Ghana twice, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Cotonou, and Benin.
She continues that Governor Urey is succeeding Lions Daniel Sampah from the Ivory Coast, and that he is the longest serving Lions in Liberia who has attended many conventions like Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Brazzaville, Congo as well as Pointe-Noir, Congo, amongst other countries.
As it relates to International Conferences, she names Minnesota, USA: Seattle, Washington, USA: Fukuoka, Japan. Others are Toronto, Canada, including Chicago USA, Busan, South Korea, and Bangkok, Thailand, amongst other countries.
The District Commissioner notes that the Governor has a lot of experience with Lionism, pointing out that the Lions Club is a humanitarian organization that renders services to the needy in society. Currently, Lion Dean of District 403 A2 is serving as Commissioner Against illiteracy.
