BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto –
BUA Cement has donated projects worth over 275 million naira to host community of Gidan Boka in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The projects which includes fully furnished clinic, school mosque and 170 tonnes of BUA cement, to 68 communities was part of the company’s yearly Corporate Social Responsibility.
Speaking before handing over the projects to the host communities, BUA cement Managing Director, Alhaji Yusuf Binji, said the new facilities was donated to relocated settlements where their operations covers.
The MD, who was represented by BUA’s Director of Human Resources, Alhaji Altine Wali, said the company after clearing lands in new Gidan Boka community, equally allocated lands to affected families.
On his part, BUA cement Head of Administration and Corporate Services, Mr Sada Suleiman, said in addition to what the company is handing over today, it had also constructed roads, provided cemetery, supplied water and electricity to other host communities.
According to Sada, BUA since its operation has continued to ensure routine distribution of cement for communities to repairs mosque and others infrastructures in addition to supplying drugs and granting scholarships and providing educational materials to citizens of their host communities.
While stressing that the company enjoys very cordial relationship with Sokoto State Government and all the host communities, Sada added that their projects were geared towards complementing the government’s efforts towards improving the living condition to its citizenry.
Responding on behalf of the beneficiaries, the Chairman of Wamakko LGA, Alhaji Halliru Guiwa, represented by the Vice Chairman, Alhaji Garba Muhammad, thanked the company for their various interventions.
Guiwa who further noted that beneficiaries of the projects should consider themselves grateful to BUA, however appealed for continued support to host communities.
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