Traditional ruler lauds Warri refinery for community service

Traditional ruler of Uvwie kingdom, Emmanuel Sideso, Abe 1, has commended Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), in Delta state for donating a 100kva Mikano sound proof generating set to the Ekpan General Hospital in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.Abe 1 stated that the gesture would certainly uplift the standard of medical care delivery in the area but maintained that it was the function of the state government to provide the needed facilities for the smooth operations of the hospital.He, therefore, appealed to the relevant authorities of the state to rise up to the challenges of lack of infrastructure and equipment in the hospital.Speaking during the installation and commissioning of the power generating set, the Managing Director of WRPC, Mr. Simon Itua Ehiemua charged the management of the hospital to embrace the maintenance culture that would ensure a longer life of service by the generator.He said the donation was in fulfillment of his promise to give the hospital electricity as requested by the royal father when he paid him a courtesy visit on assumption of office early this year.The hospital has been without a power generating set for long, making medical operations extremely difficult to both Doctors and patients who have to put up with the epileptic public power supply.The President-General of the Uvwie Improvement Development Union, Chief Tuesday Onoge maintained that doling out cash for the developmental projects to community leaders was the primary source of crisis and violence in most Niger 'Delta communities.He commended the WRPC for the provision of the generating set, adding that 'this one will not bring any in-fighting'.
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