{"id":347983,"date":"2017-08-25T12:51:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T12:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=347983"},"modified":"2017-11-10T14:47:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:47:47","slug":"citi-fm-hands-over-supporting-sierra-leone-initiative-donations-to-nadmo-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/citi-fm-hands-over-supporting-sierra-leone-initiative-donations-to-nadmo-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi FM hands over Supporting Sierra Leone Initiative donations to NADMO [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Citi FM has presented the donations received from its cherished listeners to the Ghana National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) for onward transportation to Sierra Leone for survivors of the mudslide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-347984 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-52.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-52\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The station received \u00a0clothing, blankets and mattresses among others after it appealed to Ghanaians to support the survivors of the mudslide in Sierra Leone as well as the thousands who are currently displaced in that country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-348005 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-23.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-23\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-348000 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-15.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-15\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-347997 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-8.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-8\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over 400 people were confirmed dead after the August 14 disaster and about 3,000 more were displaced while over 600 more were said to be still missing.<\/p>\n<p>Presenting the items, News Editor at <strong>Citi FM<\/strong>, Richard Mensah said \u201cwe are hoping that through this token at least some relief will be brought to our neighbours in Sierra Leone and we are also grateful to government that you\u2019ve accepted to transport the items to our brothers and sisters in Sierra Leone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-347992 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-72.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-72\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-347986 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-55.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-55\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-348016 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-37.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-37\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-348014 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-36.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-36\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NADMO Director General, Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh who received the items commended Citi FM for the laudable initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Having just returned from that country, the NADMO boss expressed optimism that the relief items were going to be of great help to the people since he has seen their anguish at first hand.<\/p>\n<p>He was himself surprised with the volume of items <strong>Citi FM<\/strong>, a private entity, gathered from its listeners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-348022 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-44.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-44\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-348024 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-46.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-46\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nMr. Agyemang-Prempeh further indicated that NADMO will personally write to the Sierra Leonean government informing them about the efforts of Citi FM and its numerous listeners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-348009 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-31.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-31\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have just come back from Sierra Leone and the situation there is not pleasant at all. The people of Sierra Leone are calling for more of such donations. I had a call from my deputy while there that this is what you are also doing. I never estimated it this way that we were going to receive many things like this. So you\u2019ve done a very wonderful job. On behalf of the platform that is working on this disaster and the Sierra Leonean government, we appreciate this very much. We are so grateful, I want to say a very big thank you for what you have done as well as the numerous listeners of Citi FM who donated these items,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The items are expected to be in Sierra Leone later on Friday or on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Supporting Sierra Leone initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the news of a mudslide tragedy which claimed hundreds of lives and destroyed millions of properties in Sierra Leone, <strong>Citi FM<\/strong> launched an initiative dubbed \u201cSupporting Sierra Leone\u201d aimed at gathering relief items for the survivors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-348010 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-33.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-33\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A delegation from <strong>Citi FM<\/strong> on Tuesday visited the Sierra Leonean High Commission in Accra to express the grief of the station over the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-348003 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-19.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-19\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Chief Executive Officer of <strong>Citi FM<\/strong>, Samuel Atta-Mensah, signed the book of condolence at the High Commission and also informed the Commissioner about the relief items.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-348002 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-17.jpg\" alt=\"supporting-sierra-leone-to-nadmo-17\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The items were transported from the premises of Citi FM to the Airport by McDan Shipping and Logistics company.<\/p>\n<p>The government of Ghana last week also donated relief items amounting to $1 million to Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlloteyGodwin\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @AlloteyGodwin<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citi FM has presented the donations received from its cherished listeners to the Ghana National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) for onward transportation to Sierra Leone for survivors of the mudslide. 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