MTN supports Libyan Evacuation Exercise

MTN Ghana is supporting the initiative of the government to evacuate Ghanaians from Libya in the wake of mounting violence in that country with GH¢85,000.

The leading mobile telecommunications company will provide about 5,000 mobile phones and 10,000 SIM cards loaded with airtime credit worth GH¢85,000 to the returnees to enable them to reach their families on their return home.

Already, the government has managed to bring home 150 Ghanaian citizens who were caught up in the crisis in Libya.

The Executive Secretary of the MTN Ghana Foundation, Mr Robert Kuzoe, who made this known to the Daily Graphic when he visited the offices of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) to discuss with the GCGL management how the two companies could collaborate to drive national development, said, “Most of the returnees came back empty handed and we saw it prudent to help them at least get in touch with their families.”

He said MTN had already started the distribution of the phones to the returnees at the airport and the Aviation Social Centre where they were being given some assistance by the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO).

He said MTN was also encouraging subscribers who had not yet registered their SIM cards by giving out GH¢2 worth of credit to them freely.

Mr Kuzoe was hopeful that all MTN subscribers would register their SIM cards before the deadline in June.

He also expressed the hope that the GCGL’s new press house would be in operation soon, so that the picture quality of adverts would be more appealing to create more revenue for both companies.

The acting Corporate Services Executive of MTN Ghana, Mrs Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, explained to the management of the GCGL the operations of the MTN Ghana Foundation and how it had impacted on the lives of some communities.

She called on the GCGL to collaborate with the foundation by drawing proposals on behalf of needy communities in order for the foundation to help address their needs.

The Editor of the Daily Graphic, Mr Ransford Tetteh, explained to the MTN team the activities of the company and thanked MTN for its support over the years.

He also acknowledged the submissions made by the MTN team for a collaborative effort to help drive the development agenda of the country.