Tobinco official making the presentation
The Tobinco Group of Companies on Friday donated $58,000 worth of drugs to victims of the recent mudslide in Sierra Leone which also claimed over 400 lives.
Ben Kpabi Tetteh, General Manager of Marketing and Communications of Tobinco, told the media that the donation was in response to the appeals made by government to support Sierra Leone in these trying times.
He said Tobinco continues to demonstrate high sense of humanitarianism as part of efforts to ensure that people enjoy the best of health to reduce mortality not only in Ghana but neighbouring countries as well.
“We have our friends, brothers and sisters in Sierra Leone. We see this as a disaster, which has affected the sub-region. This gesture is, therefore, very urgent,” he added.
Albert Yankey, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who received the items on behalf of government, commended the company and called on other institutions to emulate their gesture.
“We all saw and heard the news about the disaster, and it was only good for Ghana to demonstrate a sense of solidarity with our friends in Sierra Leone,” he added.
Rtd Chief Justice Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh, the Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to Ghana, applauded the institution for the support and said Ghana had showed commitment to deepening bilateral relations with his country.
“On behalf of President Ernest Bai Koroma, I want to thank you all for your help,” she said.