As part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives, SIFAX Shipping ICT, Ijora, a foremost inland container depot in Nigeria and a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has donated a new bus stop to the Ijora community in Lagos.
The new bus shelter was constructed at the popular Ilaje bus
stop to ease passenger movement and traffic around the busy Ilaje junction
which is a popular intersection in the community.
Speaking at the commissioning and handing-over ceremony,
Paul Linden, Managing Director, SIFAX ICT Limited, said the company, at the
inception of its operations, promised to play a critical role in the human and
infrastructural development of the host community.
Linden noted that the bus stop was the latest of the
interventions provided by the company for the community.
He said, “Since we started business here in Ijora about two
years ago, we have enjoyed the support and cooperation of the people in the
community. This has allowed our business to thrive. As a responsible corporate
citizen, we have also reciprocated this gesture in a number of ways, including
employment for local indigenes and support for various youth programmes. This
bus stop donation is in furtherance of our company’s strategy of forging a
mutually-beneficial relationship with our stakeholders, especially the host
community.”
On his own part, Bode Ojeniyi, Group Executive Director,
SIFAX Group, who represented the Chairman, Dr Taiwo Afolabi at the event,
assured the community of the company’s unflinching cooperation and support,
adding that other projects that would positively impact the community would
soon be embarked upon.
He said the donation was in line with SIFAX Group’s robust
social responsibility and stakeholder engagement strategy.
While commissioning the Ilaje bus station, Ojora of
Ijoraland, Oba Fatai Oyeyinka Ojora, who was represented by the Bashorun of
Ijoraland, Akeem Oladipupo Ojora, thanked the management of SIFAX ICT Limited
for its continuous commitment to bettering the lives of the Ijora people
through their numerous corporate social activities and stated that the company
has been a blessing to the community since it started operations.
“I want to thank the management of SIFAX for what they have
been doing for our community since they started here. We always pray for Dr
Taiwo Afolabi and SIFAX as a whole that they will continue to grow. Your
company has given jobs to our indigenes, this bus stop is another good thing
you have done for the community and we appreciate you. With this, the traffic
snarl on this intersection would become a thing of the past,” he said.
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