NNPC/Seplat Energy JV kicks-off 2023 Edition of CSR Program ‘Eye Can See’, Performs Over 4000 Eye Surgeries

The NNPC/Seplat Energy JV kicked-off the 2023 edition of the Eye Can See Programme (Eastern Asset) on 5th October, 2023 in Owerri, Imo State. The initiative is the signature Corporate Social Responsibility healthcare programme of the NNPC/Seplat Energy JV, designed to provide quality eye care for people in its host communities.

The programme which is targeted at men, women and children with eye problems aims to ensure the provision of free eye care, visual aid and surgical treatment for Cataract within NNPC/Seplat Energy operational communities. This is in line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, purposed to deliver Good Health and Well Being, to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing of all at all ages.

In her welcome address, the Managing Director, Seplat East Onshore Limited, Mrs. Ibi-Ada Itotoi noted that the Eye Can See initiative is part of the projects executed by the joint venture partners every year, assuring that the programme will be back next year, with improvements from feedbacks.

“This outreach is a way of saying ‘Thank You’, for allowing us to operate in your communities, for cooperating with us and for having your representatives at the various fora, because without your cooperation, there is no way we can operate and we sincerely appreciate that. There is no greater joy for any human being than to see that, because of what you are doing, someone’s life is being improved,” she added.

The Chief Upstream Investment Officer (CUIO), NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), Bala M. Wunti, represented by Mrs. Halimat Wilson of the agency, noted that, “This (Eye Can See programme) is a significant moment in our annual calendar year, as history is always made, not only for the NNPC Limited/ Seplat Energy but for the entire beneficiaries, host communities and the nation at large.”

He further expressed gratitude to the men, women, youths, community leaders, traditional rulers, Imo State Government and other stakeholders who have supported the NNPC/Seplat JV operation all these years.