Investment One Donates Solar-Powered Borehole To Residents Of Falomo Police Barracks
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Investment One Financial Services Limited has built and commissioned two solar-powered boreholes with overhead water tanks for occupants of Falomo Police Barracks A and B in two separate phases.
The commissioning of the project in Barracks B took place on Tuesday, November 14, 2021, while a similar project was earlier commissioned in Barracks A in August this year.
Speaking before the commissioning, Head, Group Communications, Investment One Financial Services Limited, Uwa Ogundepo, said the building and commissioning of the project is part of their CSR objective of giving back to the society.
According to her, “We are here today to commission this project because water is very essential to life and livelihood and as a result, we identified clean water as a need for residents of Falomo Police Barracks, Ikoyi.
“During the first phase, we provided something similar in Barracks A, and thankfully, we were well received and based on that the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) appealed that we should also come to the other barracks, so we went back with their message of appeal, and since we are on a mission of providing clean water and we know how essential and important water is for people that serve us, we decided that it is not a problem to provide water for the residents of barracks B, which is why we are here today so that we can continue fulfilling that mission of meeting the needs of people, the needs of our society especially for people working for us, people providing security and protection to us. What we are doing today is to see how we can give back to them and their families and that is the reason we are here so that we can help meet that need and appreciate you and your families for all you are doing for society.”
Also speaking, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Investment One Limited, Fisayo Fagbemi, gave insight into the objective of the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility and why they donated solar enabled boreholes/overhead water tanks to the two Police Barracks at Falomo, Ikoyi.
“Today’s event is our Corporate Social Responsibility objective. We had to do something that adds value to life and livelihood. This is not the first one; we have done many in Lagos State but also look at people that serve us a priority that’s why you see us in the police barracks today. Just some few months ago we were at Barracks A, where we also commissioned a similar project. We realized these people have a great need for clean water and we see it as a priority to provide them with clean water.
“We are very grateful to the police force because based on the records of some of the things we have done for them in the past, they maintained it quite well and because it’s always available, they are committed to using it well. We are glad they are doing this. I don’t think we even deserve any commendation or appreciation because it’s our joy – the fulfilment of serving people that serve us is great fulfilment and satisfaction on our own side, and so we are committed to this. We are also going to ensure that come 2022 God willing, we are going to do a lot better than what we have done this year,” Fisayo said.
Speaking after commissioning the water project, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Ewah Bassey, thanked Investment one Limited for their kind gesture. He assured the people of proper usage and maintenance of the boreholes.
“I want to thank Investment One for heeding to our appeal. I remember I had the privilege of commissioning the one at the other side of the road, of which some members of Police Officers’ Wives Association appealed to your team to come to this side .I am so happy that you listened to us and today we are here to commission this.
“On behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, the Commissioner of Police and the entire members of this Barrack, I want to say thank you for listening to us and finding us worthy of your CSR programmes, we are very grateful.
“I want to assure you that the reasons for which you have donated this project will not be taken for granted. The people will take good care of it, DCP Ewah stated.
Investment One is a diversified organisation that provides various financial and investment services all over Nigeria.
Since founded in 2007 following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s initiated reforms in the banking industry, Investment One (then GTB Asset Management Limited) has offered and continues to offer innovative investment options coupled with value-added services in Nigeria’s financial services space
