COVID-19: Arik Air Donates Palliative Items To Lagos Communities

By LOVETH AZODO, Lagos

Arik Air has donated palliative items to some communities in Lagos state to cushion the effect of the lockdown
occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The items donated were mainly food items such as rice and beans.

The areas covered by the donation were Ewu-Tuntun/Mafoluku community around the Murtala Muhammed
Airport and Arigbanla community in Orile-Agege, both in Lagos.

The presentation of the food items was made on behalf of the management of Arik Air by a team led by the
airline’s Head of Business, Central/West Africa, Sylvester Egogo and Manager PR & Communications,
Adebanji Ola.

The donation of food items to the communities was part of the airline’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
and its contribution to government’s efforts at ameliorating the impact of the pandemic on the most vulnerable
in the society.

Receiving the items, the representative of the Ewu-Tuntun/Mafoloku community and Chairman of Abolaji/Osundeyi Community Development Association (CDA), Otunba Nathaniel Osho commended Arik
Air for its show of love and promised that the palliative will get to the “poorest of the poor” in the community.

At Orile Agege, the First Vice Chairman of Ifelodun CDA, Pastor Abe Kehinde described the airline’s move
as highly commendable and worthy of emulation.

“This is the first time we are receiving such item in this community and we are grateful”, Pastor Kehinde said