INTELS donates new Health Centre to a community in Delta State
As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), INTELS Nigeria Limited, one of the leading port operator/oil and gas logistics service company, has built and handed over a modern, fully equipped Health Centre to the Aruakpor-Umah Community, in Uvwie Local Government Area, Warri of Delta State.
The multimillion naira Health Centre, set up to provide quality, primary and preventive medical care, consists of an operating theatre, consulting room, five wards including a labour ward, and is the first of its kind in the community.
Silvano Bellinato, general manager of INTELS Nigeria Limited, who was represented at the handover ceremony by Philip Embledon, commended the community for cooperating with the company in the actualisation of the Health Centre.
“It is a great honour building this Health Centre. I would like to thank you for the spirit of cooperation that made it possible. I hope we can continue in this spirit.”
Rexford Asaikpuka, manager, Government and Public Affairs of INTELS, said the company embarked on the project after carrying out a need analysis of the Aruakpor-Umah community.
“We decided that the best thing to give to this community is a Health Centre as the nearest one is far away. Amenities like this are important in the Niger Delta due to the nature of the environment.”
According to him, INTELS has adopted an Integrated Partnership Approach (IPA) to its CSR. The approach, he said, enables it enlist the active participation of its host communities.
He said the approach is predicated on three objective planks of empowering host communities through the provision of employment and welfare to the people; planning and executing integrated community development programmes with full community participation; and adopting best practices that guarantee community friendly relationship and peaceful co-existence.
Napoleon Newyear, vice chairman of Uvwie LGA, who represented the Local Government chairman, Ramsey Onoyake, commended INTELS for embarking on the Health Centre project. “This is a local government project but INTELS decided to assist us as part of its CSR.
“The management of INTELS has enjoyed a peaceful environment in this community; this is a pointer of success in creating an enabling environment for the advancement of peace and understanding. I urge the community to do their best in maintaining this facility, as I pledge that we shall maintain this facility and the equipment therein.”
V.E Otomiewo, head of Ekpan community, urged youths to jealously guard the Health Centre and ensure that the equipment are not vandalised.
The Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, his royal majesty, Emmanuel Sideso, who was represented by U. K. Okowe, also commended INTELS for the gesture.
INTELS, which has been in the forefront of empowering women, youths and communities in the Niger Delta, has won several awards and commendation. Recently, it was honoured by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) – an agency under the Federal Ministry of Transportation – for its outstanding contribution to the development of its host communities.
John Dennis Osaronu, the Paramount Ruler of Onne Clan in Rivers State, recently commended the company for providing roads, drainages, streetlights, medical services and several other amenities to the community.
INTELS, which developed and operates its major base within the Oil and Gas Free Zone, Onne, Rivers State, and is a concessionaire to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA); operating dedicated oil and gas terminals at the ports of Onne, Calabar and Warri.
Uzoamaka Anagor-Ewuzie