The Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has donated medical items to Ifako-Ijaye General Hospital, Lagos.
The gesture, the company said, is to mark this year’s Valentine Day, which is in line with objectives of its personal corporate social responsibility (P-CSR) of the company.
The company, led by the Chief Executive Officer, Folake Soetan, also shared gift items in the Children’s Ward. “At Ikeja Electric, it is in our DNA to always give back. That is why we continuously explore opportunities to give back to the communities we operate, through our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives hinged on the pillars of Health, Education and Empowerment.
“While we acknowledge the efforts of government at all levels in providing health care to the citizenry, there is no doubt that they also need some level of support from the private sector as the demand is enormous. This is why private organisations like Ikeja Electric throw their weight behind initiatives that support government and drive development.
“We all know what has happened during the pandemic, and we all know how important it is for health care workers; so many sacrifices they made to ensure that we are safe and we are well. So, I want to first use this opportunity to say a big thank you to every health care workers today. The least we can do as an organisation is to at least support, on behalf of myself, the board, the management and the staffs of Ikeja Electric, please accept our token of love and appreciation today. We brought so many medical supplies and this is just the beginning; you’re going to be seeing more of us,” Soetan said.
The Medical Director, Dr. Bamidele Mustapha, commended Ikeja Electric and called for support for the hospital from other well-meaning Nigerians, stressing that the government cannot do it alone.
“On behalf of general hospital Ifako Ijaiye, we say a very big thank you to Ikeja Electric. We have a good relationship in terms of regular supply of electricity and regular gifts such as this. We appreciate and we welcome you, and we also look forward to more of this and we also want to use this opportunity to call on others to please take a clue from Ikeja Electric and let us do the needful because government cannot do it all alone. We need all the support we can get. Once again, I say a big thank you to Ikeja Electric for this huge donation.”