TGI Group, an international
investment and holding company with diversified interests and investments in Africa,
Middle East and Asia, has donated evaporated milk, pharmaceutical and
agricultural products to Borno State government to support the humanitarian
needs of internally displaced persons (IDP) in the state.
The General Manager,
Corporate Affairs of TGI Group, Mr. Sadiq Kassim who officially presented the
donation to the Director General (DG) of the Borno State Emergency Management
Authority, Engr. Ahmed Satomi said the donation was part of TGI’s efforts to alleviate
the pains of persons in the camp and to bring succor to them.
TGI Group is the parent
company of Chi Limited, WACOT Limited, CHI Pharmaceuticals Ltd, CHI Farms, CORMART,
and many other companies in the country.
While commending the
efforts of the Federal Government and the Military at curtailing the activities
of insurgents in the region, Mr. Kassim said, “the products we are presenting
today will undoubtedly go a long way in bringingrelief to displaced children
and families in Borno State and by extension, the North-East region”.
The products presented to
the camp on behalf of the different companies in the TGI Group include a
trailer load of evaporated milk for children and women by CHI Limited and
various pharmaceutical products such as routine OTC drugs, oral rehydration
salts (ORS), and deworming tablets manufactured by CHI Pharmaceuticals Limited.
Mr. Kassim further revealed
that another subsidiary of the Group, WACOT Limited donated 600 bags of maize
to the camp in September 2016.
“This gesture will help the
Borno State government and officials of the IDP camp to meet and improve on the
food and primary health careneeds ofthe displaced persons in the camp” Kassim
added.
Receiving the products on
behalf of Borno State government, Engr. Ahmed Satomi expressed delight at the
gesture and appealed to other corporate bodies to emulate the TGI Group.
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