As part of its corporate social responsibility, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINLtop )’s management team made thousands of flood victims in several towns in Rivers, Bayelsa, and Imo States smile over the weekend (CSR).
Osahon Okubo, the chief executive officer and corporate managing director, oversaw the initial delivery of aid supplies in the Rivers State LGAs of Ohoada, Emuoha, and Abua Odual. He explained that the action was a part of the business’s attempt to aid flood victims.
The emergency supplies were anticipated to help around 23 localities across the three States. Bags of rice, noddles, garri, salt, food seasonings, vegetable oil, footwear, and clothing were among the supplies delivered.
Admiral Akinjide Akinrinnade (Rtd), the project lead for PINL, spoke on behalf of Okunbo, who claimed that the company has been a crucial ally in the fight against pipeline theft and oil theft in the Niger Delta area.
“Due to our track record of good service delivery, the Federal Government also recently gave us the job of providing surveillance and maintenance of the Trans Niger Pipeline,” he stated.
“As a socially conscious business, we are not oblivious to the suffering of our partners who have been made homeless in addition to losing people to the devastating flood.
We are in business to pursue a mutually beneficial aim, so we can only be happy if our host communities are satisfied.
“Suffice it to say that we are partners in progress to maintain crude oil production, which continues to be the primary source of income for governments at all levels, as well as protect the communities from environmental contamination brought on by the operations of illicit crude oil refiners.
In order to lessen the impact of the flood on the populace, we have thus come to express our sympathy for your losses as a result of the natural disaster and to demonstrate our concern by donating food and other necessities as a sign of support.
“Our decision-making is additionally guided by our social responsibility (as good corporate citizens) to assist the government in finding answers to the current, complex socioeconomic problems while facing declining tax revenues.
We want to use this chance to reassure traditional leaders, chiefs, CDC, youth, and women leaders of our commitment to working with everyone as we continue to fulfill our corporate social responsibility with the utmost fidelity, transparency, and accountability.
“On behalf of PINL, we appreciate you for your unwavering support and cooperation given to the business from the project’s beginning.
He continued, “We also hope that God would give you the fortitude to quickly recover from the physical and emotional stress brought on by the flood.
A local leader, Mr. Daddy Green, praised PINL for providing food and non-food things to the towns that would be home to the oil pipeline infrastructure.
He claimed that no corporation had ever made such a gesture in their favor before, and he urged other oil companies to follow PINL’s example of generosity toward host towns and to remember them through difficult times.
Chief Stephenson Ikah, who accepted the gifts on behalf of Ahoada, expressed his heart’s satisfaction in accomplishing what Napoleon himself is unable of.
He claimed that if other businesses acted in the same manner as PINL did, there wouldn’t be any issues since the pipelines would be safe and secure and there wouldn’t be any sabotage.
The Paramount Ruler of Rumuekpe in Emuoha LGA, King Christian Amadi, declared that this was the first time he had ever seen such from a local oil company.
He argued that since the crisis in 2011, the neighborhood has been quite calm, and he urged the corporation to keep its young people in mind while hiring.
