President/Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Bayo Olugbemi has commissioned the Institute’s South-South Zonal office in Port Harcourt.
The office is expected to bring the services of the Institute closer to members and stakeholders in the various States of the Federation.
Speaking at the commission of the new Zonal office in Port Harcourt on Monday, Olugbemi advised the zone to take advantage of this initiative to grow the membership of the various Branches in the Zone, work towards training and developing more Chartered Bankers, organise impactful programmes and activities and let the impact of the Institute be felt in your Zone
He said that it has been the desire of the Institute to register its presence in the South-South region and today marks the birth of that dream as the Zonal Office will officially take off in Port Harcourt, the garden city today.
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The CIBN President added that the office space was graciously offerd to the Institute by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo, for the use of the Institute as its South-South Zonal Office
He stated that the new office will serve the Leadership and Members of the State Branches under the Zone, namely, Rivers State, Bayelsa State, Cross River State, Akwa-Ibom State, Delta State and Edo State adding that this initiative opens a new vista of opportunities for you as the Institute is now closer to you.
Olugbemi stated that since the establishment of the great Institute almost six decades ago, the Institute has continually maintained its relevance as a foremost professional body for bankers in Nigeria, upholding ethics and professionalism, supporting the economy.
We have worked very closely with the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bankers Committee on the implementation of the Competency Framework, ensuring that fit and proper persons occupy various positions in the banking industry, he said.
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