As part of the ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project of the Company, Premium Pension Limited in partnership with a Non-governmental organization Charity To Cheer Foundation sponsored free eye cataract surgery to 200 aged and indigent persons at Gambo Sawaba Hospital in Zaria, Kaduna State.
These surgeries were done in 2 batches on 6th March and 6th June 2021.
In his remarks at the ceremony on 6th June, to celebrate the success of the surgeries, the Emir of Zazzau, His Royal Highness Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli expressed his delight and immense gratitude to Premium Pension Limited for sponsoring the free eye cataract surgery. He further acknowledged the effort of the Chief Executive Officer Mr. Umar Sanda Mairami on the commitment, dedication and support he extended to Charity To Cheer Foundation in achieving this laudable initiative aimed at reducing hardship to the less privileged in the society.
He called on companies, philanthropist, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for continued support in complimenting the effort of government at all levels in improving the lives of people in the areas of health, education and security.
Delivering his goodwill message at the event, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Premium Pension Limited, Mr. Umar Sanda Mairami, said the sponsorship is in alignment with the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) interventions, aimed at touching the lives of people at locations nationwide. He said “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an integral part of the Company’s corporate governance architecture for which we have won awards and it is a deliberate policy of the Company, as a responsible corporate entity, to help people in need and contribute to the development of the society”.
Mr. Mairami described the occasion as a memorable day not only in the journey of the Company in partnership with Charity To Cheer Foundation but to good things that happened to Zazzau emirate as a whole. He further buttressed the point and quoted from Medford Eye Centre “Your eyesight is one of your most important senses: 80% of what we perceive comes through our sense of sight.” He also commended the healthcare providers and other frontline professionals in their ongoing efforts to make available medical care to those inflicted with the cataract disease with a view to restoring sights as well as the Charity To Cheer Foundation for the laudable initiative.
