THE Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, has applauded Glaxosmithkline Nigeria Plc (GSK), a foremost healthcare multinational company, for its commitment to improve quality of life for its teeming consumers through wide product offerings.
The royal father expressed delight at the company’s focus and strategies to add value to consumers’ life by offering various refreshing health and consumer products which can help people live more active and valuable.
The monarch made this remark while receiving a team of GSK’s management at his palace in Kano on Monday.
The Emir lauded the company for its continuous drive and relentlessness in using research to identify and provide necessary and safe consumers healthcare products for every cadre of the society, adding that the people of Kano State had benefited from such offerings and was committed to aiding the activities of the company.
“We are aware of the company’s various products in Kano as well as its health value for our people. We are happy with GSK and its products and the good people of kano would continue to support them and benefit from their products,” he said. 
Commenting on the visit, Hannah Oyebanjo, GlaxoSmithKline Marketing Director said the GSK team was in Kano to further bond with the people, show appreciation for their loyalty and further remind them of the company’s continuous resolve to offer them more rewarding experience through life enhancing products.
She stated that “GSK offer products for every member of the family from the youngest to the oldest, the children and the parents, the active and the passive. Our mission is to make life very exciting, healthy and bubbling for everyone. Our products like Ribena caters for all in the family, Lucozade Boost gives everyday energy for fun, Panadol gives fast relief from headaches and body pains, reduces high temperature and fever; our newly introduced Lucozade sport offers on-field energy both for active people and all sports men and women.
Our brand like Panadol has acquired the SUPERBRAND status as one of the most respected brands in Nigeria, confirming the wide acceptability among Nigerian consumers in all the geo political zones.”
Also speaking at the event, GSK North Central Territory Manager, Ahmed Gambo, added that “Improving lives in communities around the world is at the heart of GSK. Only healthy people can live fine and make the environment habitable for others. We will continually strive to positively impact the people through our products range, and commit resources to foster more discoveries which can enhance sound and active living”.
“We offer products in the areas of vitamins and naturals, oral healthcare products, pain relief, cold and flu treatment, analgesics and respiratory tract, nutritional healthcare and dermatology. Our scientists are working hard to discover new ways of enhancing human lives. At GSK, our success depends on a vibrant and productive research and development function. To this end, we have established an innovative research structure that encourages creativity and facilitates the accelerated discovery and development of new products that can benefit our consumers.” Gambo stated.
GlaxoSmithKline is a leading healthcare multinational company with a mission to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.