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By Steve Agbota
Fidelity Bank Plc has said that it would give out additional N31 million to its loyal customers during the last two draws of its ongoing Get Alert in Millions(GAM) promo.
During its 7th monthly draw in Lagos, six winners emerged for N9 million cash prize, while 12 others are to get consolation prizes of refrigerators and generating sets.
In South West region, Adams Alade, who banks at Iwo Road branch of the bank, won N1 million. From South East, Amarachi Okonkwo emerged N1 million winner and in the South South region, Ndor Eunice also won N1 million.
However, Shedrack Trinity Ovat from Abuja region emerged winner of N1 million, in the North region, Mercy Azih, a business owner won N2 million while Egwuomwu Izuchukwu from Enu-Owa, Idumota branch in Lagos emerged as the star prize winner of N3 million, thus bringing the total cash prize win to N9 million.
Speaking at the event, the General Manager in charge of SMEs, Ken Opara said that the bank has conducted six draws since the promo commenced last September and, based on monthly and quarterly draws conducted, 110 winners had emerged with a total of N65 million and several consolation prizes won.
According to him, at the end of the 7th draw, the bank would have given out a total of N74 million in cash and 84 consolation prizes of fridges and generators to over 128 winners, saying it is expected that more winners would emerge at the remaining two draws as the bank still has N31 million and several consolation prizes yet to be won.
He said that the GAM promo is very important project being the sixth promos conducted by the bank in the last nine years, adding that the bank is supporting financial inclusion and it would continue to reward its customers for being loyal.
He added: “We are engendering the service culture and, of course, we are also at the fore front of building financial inclusion, which is the major reason we continue to do this apart from reward involved, it is important for people to build inclusions where the risk of keeping cash out of the system with all the securities that are associated with… this is not the end of the promo. We shall continue to reward and support this because it is something that we are very passionate about.
“The testimony of the beneficiaries is overwhelming. I have the privilege of talking to one of the winners in the past and he said the saving promo he never believe it would be possible, by the time he won it, it has changed his life and that of his family. He self reliance now with employees. He was able to build a business that is employed about six people,” he added.
