Ime Akpan
Dana Air has collaborated with cancer awareness non-governmental organisation, Project PinkBlue, to raise over N6 million to support cancer patients.
Dana Air spokesman, Mr. Kingsley Ezenwa said the money was raised at music and comedy event tagged ‘Show Love’ held recently in Abuja.
“We are glad to have impacted these patients positively and we hope to do more. We have been supporting initiatives like this since we started operations ten years ago and have touched the lives of many.
“We believe that a person must be healthy to be able to eat, read, work, and function well in the society and as you also know, health is wealth,” he said.
Also speaking, the executive director of Project PinkBlue, Mr. Runcie W. Chidebe, said the plan was raise N100 million to support 56 cancer patients in the country.
“We raised N6million plus. Yes, we didn’t meet our milestone, but, I am extremely happy that we have used the ‘Show Love’ event to express our commitment to support people impacted by cancer.
“With the donations we just paid for two patients’ treatment; one was for radiotherapy, N600, 000 and chemotherapy. As people are redeeming their pledges, we would be getting them on treatment gradually.
‘’With the support of companies like Dana Air, ministers, senators, celebrities and individuals here present, we are hopeful of meeting our target,” he said.
He expressed appreciation to the airline “for consistently supporting us since 2015.
“Dana Air has shown that everything is possible and we are grateful and urge other corporate bodies to emulate the commitment and consistency that Dana Air has demonstrated in this fight against cancer.”
The event was hosted by Denrele Edun with the governor of Kebbi State, Mr. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and wife, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, wife of the governor of Ondo State, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu, wife of the governor of Niger State, Mrs. Amina Abubakar Bello, and some other guests in attendance.
