Skye Bank Plc’s ‘Reach for the Skye’ Millionaire promo season one has produced 36 millionaires nationwide.
In celebration of this landmark achievement, the bank yesterday hosted a cross-section of the promo-made millionaires in Lagos. The event was part of the activities to mark the successful conclusion of the first phase of the promo. The millionaires were drawn from various parts of the country.
Sharing his experience as a beneficiary of the promo, Job Abiona Fatunbi, a truck driver, who won N1 million in the April draw held at Ikotun, described how his life has been transformed.
“I had no idea that 2016 would be a year of tremendous blessings for me, but thanks to Skye Bank, my dreams of financial freedom finally came true. Winning a million naira in the promo turned my family’s circumstances around and it has changed my perception about the difficulty involved in saving,” he said.
Abiona’s happiness was echoed by Bashiru Adeyemi, another winner from the N1 million, who emerged in the May draw at Akure. The pensioner disclosed that his business was on the verge of collapse just before he participated in the promo.”I was getting ready to close my business and look for a small job somewhere, just to keep my family fed and clothed. Despite all the challenges we were facing, my spouse insisted that our little savings in Skye Bank should remain untouched and that was how we qualified for the 1 million naira draw. I put the money back into the business straight away and now, with advice from Skye Bank, we thank God that we are doing well again,” he said.
Activities moved from Protea Hotel to the popular Idumota market on Lagos Island, where a new set of three millionaires were unveiled. Four lucky winners also picked up cheques of N250, 000 each while 10 other Skye Bank customers went home with N100, 000 each.
Speaking on the initiative, the Head, Retail Banking at Skye Bank Plc, Nkolika Okoli disclosed that the scheme was established 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.
Okoli also announced the commencement of the second edition of the promo in July 2016, encouraging new customers to open a Skye Save Plus account with N2, 000 to qualify for the campaign while existing customers need to fund their accounts with a minimum of N2, 000 on a monthly basis.
Also speaking on the promo, the Executive Director, Commercial and Retail banking, Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Sanni Bayo, revealed that the initiative had remained firm despite the challenging economy, adding that the bank was committed to delivering quality innovative services to customers and the financial industry as a whole.