Heritage bank celebrates children

Ahead of the Children’s Day celebration today, May 27, Heritage Bank has launched, the Protector, a comic book to deepen financial literacy among school children.

The initiative is a fall-out of the declaration of May as “Chil­dren Banking Month” by the bank. The project, according to the bank, is in recognition of the pivotal role children play as lead­ers of tomorrow.

At the unveiling of the book in Lagos, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Heri­tage Bank, Ifie Sekibo, who was represented by Executive Direc­tor, Lagos/South West and Cor­porate Banking, Mrs. Mary Ak­pobome, explained that the bank has been at the forefront of driv­ing the CBN financial inclusion initiative and is constantly think­ing of creative and innovative ways of introducing the young­er generation to the concept of wealth creation through Finan­cial Literacy

Sekibo added: “With this Comic book project, we envis­age the birth of creative writ­ers, voice over artistes, motion graphic producers among chil­dren.

“Dear young ones in our midst, Heritage Bank remains committed to your development because you represent the future, if we do all we can to support you and equip you, our country will be a much better place to live in.”

He stressed that financial ed­ucation is a key success indica­tor for socio-economic devel­opment, adding that the bank believes in empowering the youth with requisite skills to make solid financial decisions in adult years

The Deputy Governor of La­gos State, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, who was represented by Mr. Ad­esina Odeyemi, Permanent Sec­retary, Ministry of Education, commended the bank for the initiative, which he described as a strong foundation for the na­tion’s development. He main­tained that the state is desirous of an organisation that is ready to educate the youth and help them realise their potentials.

“The idea is commendable, be­cause it is a building block for de­velopment. It will help to instill the culture of discipline, saving and financial management,” he said.

The Registrar and Chief Exec­utive of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, Mr. Seye Awojobi, also praised the bank for his support for the financial inclusion mandate of the CBN.