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| From Left to Right: From Left to Right: Mr. Rahul Murgai, Managing Director, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) West Africa; Mr. Ata Rashid Sadfar, RB’s Senior Vice President for Africa; Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State and Chief Olu Falomo, Chairman, Reckitt Benckiser West Africa at the commemoration of the 2017 World Health Day in Abeokuta Ogun State on Friday |
Reckitt Benckiser, RB, world’s leading
consumer health and hygiene Company has restated its commitment to a clean and
healthy Nigeria that will boost the capacity and productivity of the citizens
The
initiativeunder the “Clean Healthy Naija”programme encompasses a number of
steps geared towards awareness creation, education and behavioural change to
achieve a cleaner and healthier Nigeria.
Mr. Ataur RashidSafdar, RB’s Senior
Vice President for Africa, who led the RB’s delegation on a courtesy visit to His
Excellency, Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State last Friday, as part of
activities marking the World Health Day, explained that RB’s Vision for Nigeria
is where people are healthier and live better.
He noted that Ogun State is very
critical to the nation’s development because of its investment friendly climate
and policies, which he said can propel the development of the state and the
nation at large.
The
“Clean Healthy Naija” initiative, according to Mr. Safdar is aimed at reducingchild
mortality from preventable diseases like diarrhea, malaria in line with United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals of 2030. The program will improve public
health and sanitation which and end the menace of open defecation in the
country.
Sadfar
also informed the governor that the company will later in the year, commission
a world class redistribution warehouse as part of the new marketing strategy to
distribute their products across Nigeria and West Africa.
Also, speaking on the occasion, Rahul
Murgai, Managing Director, RB, West Africa, stated that the company has been in
the country for over five decades and described Nigeria as one of the most
important growth markets and the reference point for other African business
development growth strategies.
Murgai maintained that celebrating the
2017 World Health Day in Ogun State is paramount to the company because the
state remains the gateway to the nation and the West African sub-region.
He reinforced the company’s commitment to Ogun state, where RB has
invested in a state of the art manufacturing facility and is now building a
world class warehouse that will increase the ability to service markets and
create opportunities for employment in the state that will help further the
economy.
In addition to manufacturing investments in Ogun state, RB through
its ‘Clean Naija’ program aims to increase the intensity of education and
awareness building in the state among mothers and school children in Ogun state
to drive a culture of good health and hygiene.
Chairman of the Company, Chief OluFalomo also thanked the governor
for the warm reception and commended the giant strides recorded by his
administration in the last six years.
In his response, His Excellency, the Governor
of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun lauded RB for the commendable initiative and
reiterated his government’s commitment to providing a safer environment that
will guarantee robust and healthier lifestyle for Nigerians.
He also thanked the RB delegation for
investing in Ogun state as Nigeria remains the epicenter for developing markets in
WesternAfrica.He equally informed the delegation that he looks forward to commissioning
the new warehouse later in the year.
RB,
with a heritage in Nigeria spans over 53 years has a strong portfolio of global
brands inhealth, hygiene and home solutions such as Dettol, Nurofen, Strepsils,
Gaviscon, Durex, Dettol, Harpic, Mortein, and
Air Wick.
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