Over 3000 persons in Imo State have received free medication from Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation and SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc.
The kickoff program for 2023 started on the 5th
October,in Owerri Imo State,
This initiative is the signature of Corporate social Responsibility Health care program of the NNPC/ Seplat Energy JV, designed to provide quality eye care for people in it's host communities.
The beneficiaries included men, women and children from across Imo State mainly those who hail from Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta where SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company
operates.
The program, tagged "Eye Can See", was held in Owerri and other parts of the state. There were medical doctors who patiently attended to the patients who received medication/treatment after registration and diagnosis.
Eight people had eye surgery and were placed on medication for 2 weeks, while others were given glasses including drugs to equally treat minor eye problems, diabetes and high blood pressure.
Speaking, Managing Director of SEPLAT, East Onshore, Mrs ibi-Ada Itotoi, the company does the health program annually to help people live in good health, saying the program is a way of saying thank you to the host communities, who she urged to continue to partner with SEPLAT to enable it do better to improve living.
Stating that the medical outreach is geared towards promoting healthy living at oil producing communities in Imo State, the representative of NNPC, Wilson Halimat, said NNPC is sensitive to the social, economic plights and health of the people, advising oil companies to make sure that they give back to host communities, stressing that SEPLAT has been adding values to humanity.
Eulogizing SEPLAT and NNPC for giving them the chance to access free medication, one of the beneficiaries who had eye operation and a native of Awarra community, Ohaji/Egbema, Kelechi Onyinwoka, said the health program was quite humanitarian.
"Before my eye surgery on Tuesday in Owerri, they carried out a test on BP and Blood Group. They have placed us on drugs for two weeks. I can see clearly now. SEPLAT and NNPC are doing well to help indigent persons live soundly. I pray that God blesses and sustains them as they intensify the humanitarian services to save more lives, relieve many from excruciating pain arising from ill health", the beneficiary reiterated.
Officially declaring the 'Eye Can See' Program open, Commissioner for Niger Delta Affairs, Prince Dr. Henry Okafor, appreciated SEPLAT and NNPC for organizing the program, assuring that Governor Hope Uzodimma led government is keenly observing oil companies operating in Imo State as they discharge their social corporate responsibilities to oil producing communities.
