Airtel Nigeria has handed over an ultra-modern two-bedroom apartment to a family which lost three of four children in a fire disaster.
The gesture is in fulfilment of the company’s pledge to the beneficiary in the just concluded Airtel Touching Lives Season 3.
Apart from their kids, the Aina family had lost their home as well as all other material possessions to the inferno triggered by a generator explosion.
Through the Airtel Touching Lives programme, however, surviving members of the family have been able to pick up their lives with renewed optimism.
On Wednesday, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, led a team of the company’s executives comprising the Director of Corporate Communications & CSR, Emeka Oparah, to commission and handover the well-finished apartment to the family in Magboro, Ogun State.
Speaking during the brief ceremony, Mr Ogunsanya expressed heartfelt condolences to Mr. and Mrs. Oluwasegun Aina over the loss of their children while commending them for demonstrating courage, resilience and hope amid overwhelming challenges.
“While we can do little about the past, there is so much we can do about the present and our future. And that is why we decided to step in to help this good family to rebuild their future. I must say the future of the Aina family is very bright and I encourage everyone to walk with them in getting the best out of the future,” Ogunsanya said.
He also stated that Airtel is committed to empowering the underprivileged to realise their dreams, noting that through the Airtel Touching Lives platform, Airtel has directly impacted hundreds of people and households just as it has positively impacted the lives of many Nigerians.
“Today is for the Aina family. Indeed, I am excited to handover this two-bedroom apartment to the Ainas, as we pray that God Almighty continues to reside with them, strengthen and enable them find peace in it. With this gesture, we believe that their journey to recovery from the unpleasant experience will be easy, smooth and much better,” he said.
“Things had become extremely hopeless for us,” said Mrs Abosede Aina, recalling the numerous inauspicious events that she, her husband and surviving child had to endure. “But we cannot thank Airtel enough for coming into our lives, for helping us, and for showing us hope again.”
Expressing similar sentiments, Mr. Oluwasegun Aina thanked God and Airtel Nigeria for coming to the aid of his family.
“Airtel has lifted a huge burden off me; they have walked with me in this very difficult journey, always comforting me and I cannot thank them enough,” he said.
Friends and family members joined to felicitate with the Aina family during the commissioning ceremony.
