Gbarnga – The Turkish gold mining company operating in Kokoyah, Bong County, MNG Gold Liberia, has donated 25 bags of rice to the Gbarnga Central Prison amid the shortage of food being faced by inmates.
MNG Gold’s government and community relations officer, Eugene J. M. Kollie, who led the delegation, said the donation was part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility.
Kollie said the company deems it a great privilege to assist the Gbarnga Central Prison, which has been facing food shortage for the last one month. “The company was informed about the shortage of food at the prison, so as a responsible company, we saw it prudent to come to the rescue of ahead of the government intervention,” Kollie said.
Kollie said Anthony Sheriff, acting Bong County superintendent, recently asked the company to assist the prison with rice to feed the inmates.
“Today, we deemed it necessary to come and present these 25 bags of rice to you so that you can give to our brothers and sisters that are in prison. We believe that doing these things will make us connect positively and do the right things for our people in Bong County and Liberia. On behalf of MNG Gold Liberia, we present the rice to you,” Kollie said, as he presented the rice to Sheriff.
Kollie said the donation was one of the ways the company was engaging communities in Bong to ensure improved relationship with the citizens and the government.
Receiving the rice, Sheriff, the acting superintendent, expressed delight at the company’s gesture. Sheriff said the company’s intervention was timely, considering that the prison compound has been grappling with the shortage of food.
“I want to thank the management of the company for the assistance to the prison,” Sheriff said.
“Thank you for this good gesture. We know that you have your own challenges, but we appreciate this. This is a community-based partnership,” Sheriff said.
During the presentation of the rice to the Gbarnga Central Prison through the county authority, Lloyd N. Ngwayah, the public relations officer of MNG Gold also praised the county’s leaders for their intervention in helping resolve a November 5, 2018 incident in Kokoyah that led to the donation of the company facilities. Ngwayah said even though there are resource challenges, MNG Gold will strive to assist the government in addressing rising local and national humanitarian situations.