AYUBA WINS FIDE;ITY BANK DRAW (PAGE 23, NOV 25, 2010)

THE Deputy Managing Director of the Fidelity Bank, Mr Jim Baiden, has reiterated the need for Ghanaians to cultivate the culture of savings to guarantee their financial independence .
He said “some people, even in this era have never stepped into a banking hall and continue to hide their monies at home” .
Mr Baiden appealed to the citizenry to change their attitude and start patronising the banks .
Speaking at the second draw of the Fidelity Bank's 'Go for Gold 'promotion at Tema, Mr Baiden said personnel of the bank had embarked on a door to door campaign to educate people to patronise the bank.
A customer of the Kumasi Adum branch of the bank,Yakubu Ayuba , won the bank's second monthly draw representing one in a series of six draws to be held by the bank to reward customers .
He was rewarded with a 42 inch Plasma flat screen television, while the second and third place winners received a table top fridge and a 4G IPOD respectively .
The ultimate prize at stake after the six draws is a 24-carat one kilogram gold bar worth $60,000 and other prizes.
Mr Baiden said 10 customers from across the country were rewarded last month from the draw and urged new and old customers of the bank to join the promotion for attractive rewards .
He also stated that the bank had 21 branches in the country where they could go and open an account to join the raffle .
The Director of Administration and Human Resources at the Chamber of Mines , Mrs Evelyn Adei Sarpong, commended the bank for using gold, which is a cherished commodity in Ghana, for the promotion.
She was of the view that, the use of gold to reward the winner will go a long way to impact on the winner's life noting that 'you are setting the pace for the banking industry.
Mrs Sarpong stated that, this was the first time in the history of banking in Ghana that a bank was giving away a gold bar as a gift to its customer .
She noted that with this, Ghanaians who had gold in their possession would be reminded of its value and therefore protect it .
Ten tickets belonging to customers from Kumasi, Tem, Accra, Tamale and Takoradi won the raffle with Yakubu Ayuba from Kumasi, Adum branch winning the first prize.