The Ekiti State Government has partnered with Ecobank to ensure financial inclusion, women empowerment, micro credit loans and agency banking across communities in the state.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olayinka Oyebode, said this in a statement obtained on Friday titled ‘Ekiti partners Ecobank to drive women empowerment, microcredit loans and agency banking’ .
The programme which began in Ado-Ekiti featured the informal sector of the state, a body comprising artisans, traders and vocational associations.Welcoming attendees to the meeting, the Special Adviser, Communications and Strategy to the Governor, Mrs Olusola Salako-Ajulo, explained that the concept of grassroots communications was designed and adopted because of the need to engage the people on policies, activities and achievements of the government.
Speaking on behalf of the Ecobank team, Mrs Tolulope Adedapo, explained various empowerment opportunities the bank was ready to provide under the financial inclusion partnership with the state government’s community communications platform. Another representative of the bank, Mr Yinka Onireti, spoke on highlights of agency banking, a product that embraced digital evolution and promoted financial inclusion as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to empower individuals to perform banking operations for their communities in the comfort of their shops and offices.
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