By James Jibril
About 800 households in Enugu State have received refilled 12.5kg of gas cylinders each from Second Coming Nigeria Ltd., dealer of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
The beneficiaries were drawn from Amechi in Enugu South and Agbani in Nkanu West Local Government Areas of the State.
While distributing the cylinders on Monday, the Manager of the company, Ms Ogochukwu Ezeonyigbo said that the gesture was part of its Corporate Social Responsibility in the State..
She said that the donation was done in collaboration with the state government and added that the Managing Director of the Company, Dr Basil Ogbuanu decided to give back to customers to reduce their plight in purchasing cooking gas.
“Today, our company is giving out free refilled 12.5kg cooking gas each to 800 customers in Amechi and Agbani.
“It is our own Corporate Social Responsibility to our customers,” she said.
During his statement, Mr Okenwa Anieke, Ogbuanu’s brother said the company is customer friendly as people called it, “People’s gas plant”.
Anieke also said that similar gesture would be carried out in two other plants at Nike in Enugu East and Achi in Oji River LGAs of the state on December 30.
”1,600 Enugu residents will receive free cooking gas worth over N12 million from its four gas plants in Agbani, Amechi, Nike and Achi by December 30.
‘It is not surprising because this is not the first time Ogbuanu will engage in such, as he has done it in Lagos and Umuahia.
“But this particular one is very important because it is coming in a time prices of gas has skyrocketed.
“So, this is the right time to appreciate customers to make their celebration easy and take that pain from them,” Anieke said.
Meanwhile, some of the beneficiaries expressed delight over the company’s benevolence to provide them free cooking gas.
Mr Charles Ezeoha, a beneficiary said he was excited because the gift would alleviate his plight, adding that this was the first time of benefiting from such magnanimity.
“I am surprised that a company invited people even through the radio to collect free gas. I was here at 4. 00.a.m, and I am happy that I got a 12.5kg cylinder refilled free of charge.
“I am impressed as everything is moving smoothly because of the way it was organised, the crowd is under control,” he said.
Also, a septuagenarian, Mrs Ifeyinwa Nnaji, said she was overwhelmed by the kind gesture of the company and prayed for its continuous growth and existence.
