The Chairman Optiva Capital, Franklin Nechi has been inducted as an ambassador of the War Against Drug Abuse, (WADA).
The chairman was conferred the honours yesterday by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at his office headquarters in Lagos.
Elated, Nechi relished his firm’s commitment to promoting good health, saying health is pivotal to wealth generation and retention.
He said “We understand the magnitude of the issue at stake. As a company it has been a desire to impart. We look at our business as family oriented and you cannot have a family without being healthy.”
He hinted that the firm plans to establish three mobile hospitals to serve as first responder to accidents, saying it is part of its effort to promote health in the country.
“We went into health and brought a hospital. The principal reason is to promote the health of the people.
“We have ordered about three mobile hospitals so that when people have accidents, we will reach them before taking them,” he said.
He promised to support the agency in its bid to eradicate drug abuse, saying the firm would extend the campaign to the learning environment.
“Drug abuse is one of the greatest problems in the community. Ninety per cent of cultism derives from drug abuse. If we can solve drug abuse, we have solved so many inherent problems of drug abuse.
“Many children have lost their lives in the schools. All of these things we will work with you to see how those things can be eliminated in our universities,” he said.
Earlier, the agency’s Assistant Commander General of Narcotics, Archie Ibinabo said the conferment stemmed from the chairman’s contribution to the country, urging him to use his ambassadorial role to impact the community.
“You have impacted the lives of people. You have been made as a WADA ambassador.
“We don’t induct people because we want to do that. It is the premiums we put on people that we have conducted their background checks, so that can help amplify our voices in areas where we can be,” she said.
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