Mrs Bamidele Abiodun, the wife of the Ogun State Governor has lauded Airtel Nigeria for assisting the underprivileged and physically challenged members of the society through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
Abiodun commended the telecommunications company in Lagos, during its premiere of the Season 6 ‘Airtel Touching Lives’, which is a philanthropic program sponsored by Airtel Nigeria.
She said that in the area of bridging the gap and providing access to quality education, training physically challenged children and helping the less privileged people in the society, Airtel had covered a lot of ground.
“I urge other organizations to step up and take the challenge in supporting children with special needs and the less privileged in the society because it is the right thing to do.
“It is necessary for us to demonstrate kindness and express our humanity to those who are in need,” she said.
Abiodun said, “In Ogun State we relate to a lot of people in the grassroots through our office and the Ajose Foundation.”
She noted that when assistance was provided to those in need, no matter how little, they would be able to do something remarkable with it.
Abiodun said that in the face of extreme poverty every little support was a ray of hope, urging other organisations to join forces to assist underprivileged Nigerians.
She also reiterated that what Airtel was doing by transforming the lives of men and women was commendable, and encouraged the telco to share their inspiring stories with the world, so that others could emulate them.
“I am proud to be associated with a CSR Initiative like this and I look forward to partnering with Airtel,” Abiodun said.
Also, Mrs Ibukun Awosika, a business woman and motivational speaker, who lauded Airtel CSR Initiative, said it broke her heart to see how many millions of ordinary Nigerians were going through hardship.
She said, “No matter how many people Airtel decides to help, it will never be enough because there are so many ordinary hardworking, brilliant and innovative Nigerians trying to find their way.
“Regardless, I want to thank Airtel for taking a bit of the burden away through its CSR Initiative.”
She said it was crucial for the affluent ones to join forces to help the needy in the country, noting that a rich man in the midst of so many less privileged people was a poor man.
