Fidelity Bank Plc has handed over a renovated, fully equipped block
of classrooms to Ibafon Primary School, Ibafon, Ajeromi Ifelodun Local
Government Area, Apapa, Lagos.
The lender said the education sector remains critical to driving
socio-economic development. The school project was initiated and
implemented by the staff of Apapa Region of Fidelity Bank Plc., under
the auspices of the Fidelity Helping Hands Program (FHHP).
Speaking at the occasion, Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc,
Nnamdi Okonkwo said that the project is part of the banks efforts aimed
at improving the education sector in the country.
Okonkwo said Nigeria’s quest to be among the leading global
economies will be a mirage without a formidable workforce, a spin -off
of a sound education sector . He explained that the FHHP is the Bank’s
approach to giving back to the society.
Okonkwo, who was represented by Obaro Odeghe, Head, Apapa Regional
Bank, enjoined other private organisations to partner with the
government in its efforts to revive Nigeria’s ailing educational system
and bring back its lost glory. Odeghe promised that the Bank will return
next year to renovate the other blocks of classrooms and equip them
with state-of-the-art furniture and equipment.
In his remarks, the Local Government Education Secretary, Solomon
Aboluwodi commended Fidelity Bank Plc., for undertaking such a
monumental project in the local government,. He noted that the
financial institution is already trailing the blaze in the CSR space and
called on other corporate bodies to emulate Fidelity Bank. According to
him, “if we have up to five organisations like Fidelity Bank in our
different communities, the society will be a better place”.
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