Skye Bank tasks students on savings’ culture, diligence
….Rewards essay winners
Skye Bank Plc has charged the Nigerian child to imbibe the savings culture early in life to secure their future, even as it demonstrated its commitment to the development of the education sector by recognizing and rewarding winners of its Skye Rainbow Essay Competition across the country and presented them with state-of-the-art educational tablets.
The competition, which officially kicked off during the first week of April with call for entries across the six geopolitical zones of the country, saw 21 pupils emerge winners.
Speaking at the presentation of awards in Lagos on Thursday, the Executive Director, Technology & Services, Skye Bank Plc., Mr. Innocent Ike, appreciated the children for believing in Skye Bank
and for taking up the challenge of going through the essay process, noting that as a bank, “we believe in promoting excellence and we are happy that you have taken the challenge of going through the rigors of the competition by applying your thinking and expressing yourself, as best as you could.”
The ED congratulated Ajayi Samuel, Chiemeta Pascal and Chukwuebuka Michael, the winners, and commended them for demonstrating unusual strength and brilliance.
He also thanked their parents and teachers for standing by them till they emerged winners in the competition.
He then charged and encouraged the winners and their colleagues who accompanied them to the award presentation ceremony to start saving early as this will show they have plans for their future, noting that: “as one of the largest retail banks in the country, we encourage savings.”
On what motivated the competition, the top banker stated that the competition’s overall goal was to develop in the Nigerian child, creativity, good presentation skills and proper use of English as a medium of communication.
Also, it is intended to inculcate in the Nigerian child, a culture of appreciation for the positive parental influence over their lives in shaping their destiny.
When asked how he feels about being one of the winners, Samuel Ajayi, a student of Caleb International College, Magodo and the overall winner of the competition had this to say: “I’m very happy.
It makes me feel good and it makes my parents proud and this has begun a good race in my life. My family and my friends will be happy with me.”
He added: “I will tell my friends that it is an amazing thing and I will like them to open a Skye Rainbow account with Skye Bank and take part in this competition in the future.”
