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Nigeria: Skye Bank Boss Pledges Support for CIBN
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Daily Trust (Abuja)
25 July 2008
Posted to the web 25 July 2008
Kayode Ekundayo
Lagos
A chapter of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) was recently inaugurated at Skye Bank Plc to underline the bank's commitment to the banking industry and human capital development.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive of Skye Bank Plc, Akinsola Akinfemiwa, pledged the support of the board, management and staff of bank to the new administration at the CIBN.
Akinfemiwa who was represented at the ceremony by Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti, the Deputy Managing Director, commended the unique role of CIBN in training human capital for the banking industry.
He described the inauguration of the chapter as a step in the right direction, given the need for professional banking education to ensure diffusion of knowledge and to sustain banking ethics.
The bank in a statement said, Akinfemiwa enjoined members of the chapter to exhibit the highest level of professionalism, integrity and performance to serve as worthy examples. He said it is commendable that bankers are eager to learn and improve their knowledge of the industry.
The Skye Bank chief executive warned however, that the chapter should not become a pressure group in the bank. Rather, he suggested banks should interact with each other more frequently to share information and resources to reduce level of crisis in the industry.
He described Skye Bank as a professional and caring financial institution built on ethics and service delivery and delivers high return to investors/shareholders and efficient service to customers.
Dr. Uju Ogubunka, the Registrar and Chief Executive of CIBN, said the objective of setting up chapters in banks is to bring bankers together as one family. He said the chapter should not become a platform for agitation for one favour or the other from the management of the bank.
"The chapter should comply with rules and regulation of the bank, the institute and regulatory authorities in the financial services industry. We should be problem solvers, not problem creators. We should also be mentors to the younger generation," the CIBN registrar said at the event.
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After a keenly contest election, the following officers ere elected as the pioneer executive council of the chapter: Sir Peter Olorunfemi (Chairman); Wumi Adeniyi (Vice Chairman); Richard Akinduro (General Secretary); Ayo Fadipe (Asstistant General Secretary); Bukola Osho (Treasurer);Rotimi Kalejaiye (Financial Secretary) and Rotimi Badru as Publicity Secretary.
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