L-R,Reps of the Governor of Gombe State, Perm Sec Ministry of Health,
HRH Hassan Ibrahim reads the text on the plaque during the official
commissioning of the renovated Primary Healthcare Centre, Lubo in Gombe
State as Head HRBP & Recruitment/CSR & Sustainability, Chris
Nnakwe looks on
***LASG Comm\nends Lender For CSR projects
Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender has handed over a
well-equipped, state-of-the-art Kitchen/Catering Laboratory for the use
of students at the Girls Correctional Home, Idi-Araba, Lagos. The
project, according to the bank, is a clear demonstratio\nn of its
unwavering support towards enhancing the lives and wellbeing of less
privileged members of the society.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Lagos recently, the bank’s
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nnamdi Okonkwo said that the
decision to embark on the project is borne out of a deep-seated
realisation that vocational education remains vital to the development
of any society.
Laborator
Laborator
L-R: Head HRBP & Recruitment/CSR & Sustainability, Chris
Nnakwe; Reps of the Governor of Gombe State, Perm Sec Ministry of
Health, HRH Hassan Ibrahim; Branch Leader Gombe, Umar Bappi; Reps of the
Speaker, Haruna Wambai; District Head of Lubo, Usman Mohammad during
the official commissioning of the renovated Primary Healthcare Centre,
Lubo in Gombe State
Okonkwo who was represented the bank’s Head of Legal Division,
Kingsley Ohiri thanked the Ministry of Youth & Social Development
for giving them the opportunity to partner with the State and hoped to
do more in the future. He also mentioned the bank had, in the past,
carried out some CSR projects in the State such as the Correctional
Centre for Boys, Birrel Avenue, Yaba where vocational training tools
were provided for the use of wards at the centre.
While commissioning the project, the Commissioner for Youth and
Social Development, Olusegun Dawodu said that the kitchen would provide
the children the means to learn a new vocation which they would use to
benefit themselves and the society at large.
Dawodu also reiterated the resolve of the State Government to
prioritise the needs of the teeming youth saying, “The Lagos State
Government would continue to support and empower the children and youth
in the State with relevant skills in order to play active roles in the
Nigerian economy, thereby creating wealth and reducing the rate of
unemployment and criminal activities among the youths and children”.
He specifically thanked Fidelity Bank for supporting the Government
and especially the youths in the State by initiating and extending their
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to ensure that the society is
impacted positively.
On her own part, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Yewande
Falugba, emphasised the need for well-meaning Nigerians and
organisations to emulate Fidelity Bank by partnering with the State
Government in ensuring the social well-being of the youths and children
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