The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Rivers State Command, has received some operations equipment comprising fire extinguishers, traffic and personal protective kits donated by Shell Gas Nigeria PLC.
The state FRSC Sector Commander, Commander Salisu Galadunci, who received the items on Monday in Port Harcourt, appreciated the company for the donation.
The gesture was a demonstration of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and level of synergy with the command.
The FRSC boss also thanked the company for its interventions, especially during its ‘Post Crash Care Volunteer initiative.’
Galadunci assured the company of equitable distribution of the items across the various units of the command in the state as well as putting them into effective use.
“Today, we took delivery of four fire extinguishers, 25 big sized traffic cone, four first aid boxes, 35 reflective jackets,15 warning tapes and three-and-a-half rolls of hand gloves.
“Others are 20 pieces of rain coats, 20 pairs of rain boots, one stretcher and 12 pieces of auto soap dispensers,” he said.
Galadunci said the company had also promised to donate some radar guns to further boost FRSC’s operations at the various routes in the state.
The Safety and Environment Manager of Shell Gas Nigeria PLC, Mr Sam Pepple, who led the delegation, expressed delight at the command’s level of professionalism and dedication to duty.
“We thank the corps for the enlightenment and smooth collaboration over the years, especially the various rescue operations in the states,” Pepple said.
“We acknowledge your efforts at reducing road traffic crashes. I want to emphasise that we will continue to support this mission through donations such as this,” Pepple said.
Other members of staff of the company who witnessed the event include Mrs Joy Ikhine (External Relations) and Celestine Omeni (Asset Manager East Operations)
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