Speaking at the event, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Lafarge Africa Plc, Mr. Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, said the initiative was to demonstrate the company’s unwavering commitment to the well-being of aged members of its host communities.
Alade-Akinyemi, represented by the company’s Head, Sustainable Development and Corporate Brand, Mrs. Titilope Oguntuga, highlighted the challenges of the elderly to include physical and psychosocial aspects of aging.
He added that the challenges encompassed shifts in family dynamics, heightened demand for medical services, increased economic pressure, and reduced functional independence.
Alade-Akinyemi explained that Lafarge Africa’s Elderly Care Programme was not just an initiative, but a promise to ensure that the elderly, particularly those aged 50 and above, received the care and assistance they needed to lead fulfilling and dignified lives.
Also speaking at the event, the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, GaniyuHamzat, pledged to continue supporting Lafarge so as to engender the needed development in the host communities.
“We all know that no meaningful development can take place in an atmosphere of violence. Had there been crisis in Ewekoro community, this kind of programme will not take place,”Hamzat said.
He assured Lafarge of the continued support of the government, adding that the state government will continue to partner with the company for peace and development of the community and the state at large.
In his remarks, the Onipapa of Papa, Ewekoro Local Council, Oba Abdulrasaq Olayiwola acknowledged the support of Lafarge in making lives more meaningful for residents of the host communities.
He solicited the cooperation of the host communities, calling on residents to support the company.
