Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited has collaborated with a non-governmental organisation, Daniel Ogechi Akujobi Memorial Foundation, to donate a sick bay to four public primary schools in Lagos.
The benefitting schools, Awoyaya Primary School; Ansarudeen Primary School; Federal Housing Primary School, and Victoria Island Primary School are all on the same premises on Victoria Island.
Speaking at the event, the Group Medical Director, MPN, Dr. Mohammed Bello, said the facility would help to address the health challenges of both the teachers and pupils of the schools.
Bello, represented by Dr. Effiem Abbah, said, “The sick bay will go a long way to act as a stop gap in mitigating health issues, pending full medical intervention as indicated.
“Since 2000, ExxonMobil Foundation has contributed more than N19bn globally to NGOs and non-NGOs such as Roll Back Malaria.
“To us at Mobil Producing Nigeria, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, safety comes first in all we do, and health is at the core of our corporate social programmes, having invested in several health initiatives.’’
He added that the support given to DOAMF was because of its passion for the health of less-privileged children and youths in the society.
DOAMF was established in 2006 in memory of Daniel Ogechi Akujobi, who died from injuries he sustained in an accident on his way to school along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Acting Programme Manager for DOAMF, Miss Sorochi Ugoji, said the foundation had trained eight school health officers for the facility.
“The foundation had noted that there are lots of pupils on this premises – about 2,000 – and we noticed that they lack a health facility. There was a time a child had an injury and we learnt that they had to rush the child to the nearest hospital and it took some time.
“We decided that it would be good to have a health facility here, which would benefit all the schools on this premises,’’ she said.
Commending the donors, the Education Secretary for Eti-Osa Local Government Area, Mr. Taiwo Lukman, promised that the facility would be put in good use.
The Head Teacher for Victoria Island Primary School, Mr. Taoreed Rufai, also thanked the donors for the gesture.
He said, “We thank all the donors and I just want to send this message across to the local government chairman to get us a trained nurse who will take care of the facility and the children.”
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