In adherence to its corporate social responsibility, Air Peace on Friday gladdened the hearts of residents of Sabo Makoko in Lagos Mainland local government area and Ajegunle in Ajeromi Ifelodun local government area where it distributed relief materials to indigent families in the communities.
Food items including bags of rice, cartons of noodles and loaves of bread were distributed to hundreds of people whose sources of livelihood have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 lockdown.
In his remarks, the chairman of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema, stated the airline was aware that the current lockdown had made it very difficult for many Nigerians to eke out a living as they are compelled by government directive to stay at home so as to curtail the spread of the coronavirus disease.
He said the initiative to give out food items was inspired by the need to provide succour to the less privileged, many of whom survive on daily earnings from their work but could no longer work due to the stay at home policy.
“What we have done is our own way of touching the lives of the people directly. That’s why we came to Makoko, Ajegunle populated by very indigent people. We are providing them bags of rice and cartons of noodles. This large turnout of people is a witness to the fact that there is hunger. We cannot leave the care for the people to government alone. The private sector must be involved in this. If you have N2 million in your house, use N200, 000 to help people around you. If you have N1 million, use N100, 000 to help people. We are living in extraordinary times.
“One way or another, let us take positives from the Coronavirus situation. Now, people have discovered that wealth is nothing because you cannot take this money to your grave. So you must do anything you can to touch the lives of people around you. My happiness will not be complete if people around me do not benefit from my prosperity,” said Onyema.
In his remarks, the Bale of Okira Olayeni in Ajegunle, Chief Taiwo Hassan Olayeni thanked the company saying “this is the kind of support people expect from corporate organizations.”
“I am very happy that the company came to our area to feed us. We have been expecting this gesture from corporate organisations for over three weeks now. I am very happy for Air Peace and I pray that God will continue to prosper the company. This is a very happy thing for me.
“I am so happy that they selected my community to benefit from their good gesture….I know that God will continue to prosper Air Peace and those that will benefit from the company’s kindness,” he added.
