The Borno State chapter of the National Emergency Management Agency, has commended the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited for its support and assistance in providing welfare services to the Internally Displaced Persons across the NorthEastern part of the country.
Borno NEMA chairman, Mr. Tijjani Abba, lauded NBC’s efforts at ensuring that the victims of the Boko Haram insurgency are comforted, even as he also encouraged others to emulate the gesture of the beverage firm.
Abba disclosed that the relief items donated to the IDPs by NBC include household utilities, food items, clothing, toiletries, medical aids, footwear and educational materials. He added that the donations were informed by an assessment of the IDP’s needs and critical for maintenance of the camp.
“The contributions made will go a long way in improving the social well-being of the camp residents, supporting government and other corporate bodies in addressing the challenges of IDPs in our society,” he said.
Meanwhile, NBC’s Legal, Public Affairs and Communication Director, Mrs. Sade Morgan, explained that the gesture was a combined initiative of the NBC management, NBC branch of the Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association and National Union of Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Employees, together with personal contributions from individual employees of NBC.
“At NBC, one of our major aims is to continuously champion and drive investment in the well-being of our host communities through intervention programmes in the areas of skill acquisition for the youth, women empowerment initiatives, provision of sustainable water solutions to households and other environmental sustainability initiatives,” she stated.
