Chief
Executive Officer, Phase3 Telecom, Mr. Stanley Jegede has reiterated the
support of his firm to for the Dickens Sanomi National Essay Writing
Competition.
A press
statement made available to DigitalSENSE Business News on Monday, Mr. Jegede noted
that the support of Phase3, a leading broadband infrastructure provider, for
the competition is borne out of the belief that education must be given the
necessary support from all quarters.
He pointed
out that the competition focuses on ways that road traffic accidents could be
curbed and victims given better attention.
“Our support
for this initiative is due to our firms conviction on the need for successful
corporate bodies and individuals to give back to the society by addressing
identified areas of need. We truly believe that there is an urgent need to
promote educational growth in Nigeria in general and a reading culture in
particular,” he said.
Jegede
emphasised that Dickens Sanomi essay competition offers Nigerian youths a
wonderful opportunity to develop their intellect through well researched
writing on various issues in Nigeria and promote reading as well.
He stressed
that the firm has been supporting the initiative for the past one year and will
continue to do same in the future.
The Dickens
Sanomi National Essay Writing Competition is one of the ways that Lifeline Care
Association, a non-profit organization, promotes its objectives of helping road
traffic accident victims nationwide.
Also speaking,
the Programme Coordinator, Lifeline Care Association, Omasan Imogu, said the
group was highly elated at the support that it has received from Phase3 Telecom
as it had helped to promote knowledge on accident victim’s management.
“As one of
our partners, Phase3 Telecom has been very supportive of our objectives and we
believe that its resolve to promote education in the society through the
sponsorship of this competition would certainly help to make this country a
better place for us all in the future,” he said.
As said by
him, a lot of education is needed in order to achieve the groups objective and
it is good that a company such as Phase3 Telecom has stepped up to offer its
support.
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