Posted on: Thu 20-02-2025

As part of its corporate social responsibilities (CSR), one of the Africa’s leading cement giant, BUA Cement, had  donated drugs worth N35 million to 16 host communities in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

Presenting the drugs to the representative of the beneficiary communities, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BUA Cement, Yusuf Binji, said the gesture was to make sure clinics and hospitals in the host communities have adequate drugs.

Binji, who was represented by the Director of Administration  and Corporate Services , SADA Suleiman, Binji noted that the gesture was an annual event, stressing that the company donated same last year.

He further disclosed that the company also carried out some empowerment programmes in the communities through scholarship, provision of portable water and mosques for the host communities.

According to him, “What you are witnessing today is that we are giving back what the communities had given us.”

He further disclosed that very soon the company will commission Seven Solar boreholes that are completed across the state and the provision of full school uniforms to pupils of five primary schools of the host communities .

Binji cthanked Governor Ahmed Aliyu for his support and unrelenting advice stressing BUA Cement PLC would continues to complement the efforts of the Sokoto State Government in improving the live of its citizenry .

On his part, the Chairman of Wamakko Local government Alhaji Umaru Ahmad , represented by Director Health Services Umar Sani Tureta   thanked BUA cement for the gesture, urging other companies in the state to emulate it.

SOURCE: THIS DAY NEWSPAPER

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