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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
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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 initiative under 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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