Sterling Bank Plc, has produced 15 more millionaires across the country in its on-going savings reward promo tagged: What have you got to win?
The promo produced 29 millionaires at the first draw in July; it was introduced to reward loyal customers and encourage a savings culture among Nigerians.
The new winners emerged from the second draw of the promo that held recently in Lagos and brings the bank closer to its target of producing 64 new millionaires by the end of the promo in February 2018.
Apart from the 15 individual customers with a monthly balance of N25,000 each in their savings accounts who won N1 million each, 40 other customers with a weekly balance of N10,000 in their accounts won N50,000 each. Similarly, 4 customers won an all-expense paid trip to a country of their choices or a shopping voucher worth N1 million each.
The promo was launched in March and is is endorsed by the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and the Lagos State Lotteries Board (LSLB.)
Grama Narasimhan, Sterling’s executive director in charge of retail and consumer banking, presented cheques of N1 million each to six winners from the Lagos region at the presentation ceremony in Lagos. He said that Sterling Bank introduced the reward scheme to inculcate a saving culture among Nigerians having observed that most Nigerians do not like to save. According to him, the winners are spread across Nigeria and were selected via an electronic raffle draw system.
Narasimhan explained that it is important for people to form the habit of saving in the bank so that whenever a need arises, savers would withdraw from their savings to meet the expense and then save again for the future. He said the bank has many products under its savings accounts and all account holders qualified for the promo.
Winners from the Lagos region include Adefolaju Oluwaseuntodun from Abeokuta in Ogun State, Raheem Wahab Ishola from Nnewi Building, Apapa branch, Ikhuoma Gaius Godfrey from the Idumi branch, Ajeero Regina from Mushin branch, Osunleye Taiwo Oluwaseye from Igbosere branch and Mrs. Chinenye Osita Eze of Lekki branch of the bank.
One of the winners, Ajeero Regina, expressed gratitude to God and Sterling Bank for the gracious bounty. According to her, she did not expect the reward because she did not put in for any raffle draw and was, therefore, surprised when an employee of the bank called to inform her that she had won one million naira in the promo.
Regina who claimed to have had an unpleasant experience with another new generation bank earlier in the year said, “I thought it was not true until I got to my branch where it was confirmed.”
She said Sterling Bank had made her a millionaire and whatever money she has now would be put into the bank.
Also speaking, Osita Eze, who has a joint account with his wife, Chinenye, said, “When my wife got a call from an employee of the bank recently about the reward, she put the call through to me. I told the caller to stop joking and reminded her that this is the month of September and not April. But the caller insisted that it was a reality and here we are today.”
According to him, the couple still doubted the caller until their account officer confirmed it and promised to send an email to them. Even after receiving the email, the couple still had reservations about the promo until they finally met fellow winners at the presentation ceremony.
Hope Moses-Ashike
