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The customers of Skye Bank Plc have been expressing their joy and appreciation over the wind of change, transformation and empowerment currently blowing across the bank. The Group Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru is without a doubt a man of his words. The management of the bank has continually shown its unwavering commitment and passion in taking the bank to a greater height. Not only has the Tokunbo Abiru’s led management repositioned the fortune; the management has also proved it care about the empowerment of its customers.
Since joining Skye Bank in 2016, Abiru’s ingenuity and leadership style has helped in changing the fortunes of the bank in less than two years. Within a short period at the helms of affairs at Skye Bank, Abiru has championed series of transformative business initiatives geared towards repositioning the image of the bank to the admiration of both the customers and shareholders.
The management of the bank, fully aware of the difficulties customers go through in accessing funds for their business, established an empowerment scheme- ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ reward promo to increase the flow of funds to support SMEs, accelerate employment generation and development of indigenous entrepreneurship as well as encourage saving culture among Nigerians.
The Adetokunbo Abiru led Skye Bank a couple of days ago in the news for a good reason- empowering millionaires. Skye Bank through its ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ reward promo produced another millionaire in Port Harcourt Rivers State.
The reward promo which has seen several customers of the Bank winning N1million, and other consolation prizes, recently moved to Mile 3 Market Park, Port Harcourt, Rivers State with another millionaire emerging through a transparent electronic draw under the watchful eyes of the officials of Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC).
Apart from the grand prize of winning N1, 000,000, several customers also won various cash prizes including N100, 000 for 10 customers, N50, 000 for another 10 customers and N20, 000 for 20 loyal customers and these mouth watery prizes exists every month throughout the period of the scheme. Gift items such as table top fridge, generator, table top gas cookers, mobile phones, blenders and recharge cards are also available to be won.
Since it was introduced, the Skye Bank ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ reward promo has been changing the lives of many for the better. The initiative, which is open to all individual savings account holders in the bank, has produced previous millionaires including Olusola Olusegun Ezekiel of Ikorodu branch in Lagos; Elizabeth Ohaeme of Mgbidi branch in Owerri and Buhari Aminu of Ibrahim Taiwo branch in Kano and other consolation prizes, meant to encourage savings culture amongst the retail market segment.
Speaking on the Bank’s commitment, Group Head, Product & Innovation, Skye Bank Plc. Ndubuisi Osakwe said “the reward initiative provides a unique opportunity for the Bank to stay in touch and reward its savings customers, who have unique roles to play in the country’s economic expansion”.
Part of activities lined up for the event is the instant reward for people who open any savings account during the draw as well as the electronic draw for cash prize winners. The instant reward items at the draw venue include: generator sets, refrigerators, blenders, phones, table gas cookers and even recharge cards.
Skye Bank is Nigeria’s leading retail bank with wide-ranging electronic solutions promoting consumer lifestyle and e-commerce experience for its customers
