CULTIVATE THE HABIT OF SAVING — BAIDEN (PAGE 18, NOV 13, 2010)

THE Deputy Managing Director of the Fidelity Bank, Mr Jim Baiden, has reiterated the need for Ghanaians to cultivate the habit of saving.
“Some people even in this era have never stepped into a banking hall and continue to hide their money at home,” he said, stressing that there was the need for the citizenry to change their attitude and start to patronise the banks.
Speaking at the second draw of Fidelity Bank's 'Go for Gold promotion’ in Tema, Mr Baiden said personnel of the bank had embarked on a door-to-door campaign to educate people to patronise banking services.
A customer of the Kumasi Adum branch of the bank, Yakubu Ayuba, won the second monthly draw, representing one of a series of six draws to be held by the bank to reward its customers.
He was presented with a 42-inch Plasma flat screen television set, while the second and third 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 kilogramme 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 Fidelity Bank to join the promotion for attractive rewards.
He stated that the bank had 21 branches in the country where prospective customers could go and sign up to join the raffle.
The Director of Administration and Human Resource at the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mrs Evelyn Adei Sarpong, commended the bank for using gold, which is a cherished commodity in Ghana, for the promotion.
Ten tickets belonging to customers from Kumasi, Tema, Accra, Tamale and Takoradi won the raffle.