Airtel employees donate N20m to Lagos State to fight COVID-19
Nigeria’s leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria has scored a first in Corporate Nigeria as its employees have donated the sum of N20m to the Lagos State Government to support its fight against the COVID-19 global pandemic.
By this unique gesture, the company’s employees have become the first employee group in the country to have made such a donation.
In a letter to the Lagos State Governor, Airtel Nigeria’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, stated that the donation by his colleagues was to show their support to Lagos State in the battle against the COVID-19 plague.
He added that the donation was specifically meant to support the state government in the provision of relief materials to indigent residents and citizens as well as families of those who are badly affected by the on-going COVID-19 crisis.
The letter reads, “I am pleased to inform you that employees of Airtel Nigeria have donated the sum of N20 million (Twenty million naira) to the Lagos State COVID-19 account for the provision of relief materials to indigent families during this crisis. Acknowledging the donation, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, expressed appreciation to the staff of Airtel Nigeria for standing to be counted when the support of every kind-hearted Lagosian was needed. He thanked them for the support and reiterated his administration’s commitment to fighting the pandemic as well as mitigating the impact on the good people of Lagos State.
“The donation comes under the Airtel Nigeria Employee Volunteer Scheme (EVS), an initiative launched nine years ago, as part of our corporate philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework, which offers employees a platform to volunteer their time, a fraction of their monthly earnings and their skills to support relevant charitable causes that positively impact our communities and country at large.
“Once again, we commend you and your team for the excellent work you have done to ensure residents and Indigenes of Lagos are well protected and safe at this extremely challenging period. Please be assured of our commitment to exploring further collaborations with the Lagos State Government to flatten the COVID-19 curve and ultimately defeat the deadly virus,”.
In his response,the Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, expressed his sincere appreciation to the staff of Airtel Nigeria “for standing to be counted when the support of every kind-hearted Lagosian was needed”, stressing that his administration was commited to fighting the pandemic as well as mitigating the impact on the good people of Lagos State.
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