Banking Briefs
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FIRST City Monument Bank, FCMB, Limited continuous support for the Ojude Oba Festival is borne out of its commitment to celebrate and preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage. It is also aimed at boosting the tourism sector in line with the government’s on-going drive to diversify the country’s economy.
Consequently, the bank has assured that its participation in this year’s edition of the festival, which holds in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state, on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, will be grand, exciting and rewarding for the thousands of people within and outside the country that would grace the fiesta. FCMB has in the past 10 years continued to play a significant role in ensuring the success of the Festival.
A statement from Diran Olojo, group head, Corporate Affairs of FCMB, reiterated this at a press conference organised by the Ojude Oba Festival Planning Committee held at Ijebu-Ode on August 29. The Ojude Oba (which in Ijebu dialect means, the king’s fore-court or frontage) is a major festival in Nigeria that began over 100 years ago.
In a goodwill message to the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona on the occasion of this year’s Ojude Oba Festival, Ladi Balogun, chief executive officer of FCMB, congratulated the monarch for upholding the values of Ijebuland and raising the status of the event over the years. He stated that FCMB is committed to the longevity of the Ojude Oba Festival, and was proud to be associated with it.
— Sep 12, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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