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Fidelity
Bank’s
on-going
Public
Offer
recently
received
widespread
endorsements
from
the
ruling
political
and
business
elite
in
the
ancient
city
of
Kano
with
Nigeria’s
former
Permanent
Representative
to
the
United
Nations,
Alhaji
Yusuff
Maitama-Sule
describing
Fidelity
as
Nigeria’s
“unifying
bank”.
At a
recent
stop
over
of
the
bank’s
road-show
train
in
the
city,
Kano
residents
who
thronged
the
Tahir
Palace
Hotel
venue
of
the
unveiling
of
the
Offer
expressed
satisfaction
with
the
financial
performance
of
the
bank
while
lauding
the
future
projections
of
the
bank.
Speaking
with
remarkable
candour,
the
Governor
of
Kano
State,
Mallam
Ibrahim
Shekarau
described
Fidelity
Bank’s
overall
financial
performance
as a
“monumental
achievement”.
Shekarau
who
spoke
through
Alhaji
Ahmed
Ibraheem
Yakasai,
the
Commissioner
for
Commerce,
Industries
and
Corporations
declared
the
total
support
of
the
government
and
people
of
Kano
State
for
the
Fidelity
Offer.
According
to
him,
“Fidelity
Bank
is a
very
efficient
bank.
That
is
why
it
was
appointed
to
manage
Nigeria’s
external
reserve
along
with
a
few
other
banks.
I
therefore
urge
all
investors
to
put
their
money
in
Fidelity
Bank.
I am
sure
you
will
not
regret
it.
Kano
State
is
for
Fidelity
Bank”,
he
remarked
while
further
assuring
the
bank
of
the
support
of
Kano
State
Government.
Lending
a
weighty
voice
to
the
governor’s
assurances,
Alhaji
Yusuff
Maitama-Sule
observed
that
the
people
of
Kano
State
would
always
stand
behind
their
governor
because
he
was
a
forthright
man.
“The
Governor
is
sincere
man.
He
has
just
assured
Fidelity
Bank
of
the
support
of
Kano
and
that
is
for
certain”,
said
Sule
who
is
also
known
as
the
Dan
Masamin
Kano.
The
erstwhile
Nigerian
Representative
to
the
United
Nations
further
observed
that
although
Nigeria
was
a
potentially
great
country,
its
greatness
would
not
be
fully
realized
until
unity
had
been
achieved
among
its
various
peoples.
He
therefore
lauded
Fidelity
Bank
as
one
institution
where
the
talents
of
Nigeria’s
diverse
peoples
have
found
the
most
expression.
Said
he –
“Fidelity
Bank
is a
unity
bank.
It
is a
bank
that
has
united
all
Nigerians
and
we
need
to
be
united
before
Nigeria
can
achieve
greatness.
Fidelity
has
people
from
different
parts
of
Nigeria
working
together
in
unity
to
achieve
great
results.
Fidelity
Bank
is a
bank
of
repute”
Earlier
that
day,
the
Fidelity
Team
had
paid
a
courtesy
visit
on
the
Emir
of
Kano,
Alhaji
Ado
Bayero
who
also
did
not
hesitate
to
pronounce
a
royal
blessing
on
the
bank’s
Public
Offer.
In
his
remark
at
the
event,
the
Managing
Director/Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Fidelity
Bank,
Mr.
Reginald
Ihejiahi
assured
the
people
of
Kano
that
any
decision
made
in
favour
of
the
bank
was
a
wise
one
as
everything
would
be
done
to
justify
the
confidence
of
investors
in
the
institution.
He
recalled
that
during
a
similar
trip
to
Kano
city
in
2005,
the
bank
made
certain
promises
to
investors
which
it
had
satisfactorily
fulfilled
and
pointed
out
that
appropriate
arrangements
had
been
made
to
ensure
that
current
promises
of
the
on-going
Offer
would
also
be
fulfilled. |
