FirstBank rewards customers with cars, cash gifts

FirstBank of Nigeria Plc has delivered on its promises to reward more than 1,500 loyal customers in its bonanza initiative.

According to the group head of Lagos mainland arm of the bank, Olufunke Smith, “the FirstBank savings bonanza was a way of thanking the customers for their 120 Years of patronage and loyalty”.

At the event attended by the group head products and marketing support, Biodun Famuyiwa; manager of KPMG, Martins Olajide, the bank rewarded winners of its draws who were reached via phone calls.

When one of the winners of the Toyota corolla cars, Ebisan Onyema was called, she did not believe it was for real and she insisted it was a scam.

A vehicle was sent to her place of residence to convey her to the event venue and she was welcomed with cheers from the crowd upon her arrival.

She was very emotional and totally lost for words and when asked when she wanted her car, she said: “Monday, March 16, 2015”.

As promised, one of the six cars won at the draws was presented on Monday March 16, 2015 at the first bank Nigeria head office at Marina, Lagos.

Bisi Onasanya, the group managing director of the bank who was on hand to deliver the car to the winner, said: “FirstBank enjoys rewarding its customers and will always keep to words and promises made”.

Past winners of the last draws, such as Jonathan Okeleke who won a cash prize of N50, 000, and Banji Ajuwon, who won a grand prize pof a car, were also recognised.

Using this as an avenue to jumpstart the quarterly draws for the grand finale, Ajuwon was invited to extend his blessing by picking the first draw for the winners of the brand new Toyota corolla cars. Six customers emerged car winners.

Other draws were made to select the winners for the 50,000 cash prize, home theatres, LCD televisions and Samsung Galaxy Phones.

Onyema who has been a FirstBank customer for 25 years, she said could not believe it when she was told she had won a car and her bankers did not believe it either.

“People can now see and understand why I am running to FirstBank, FirstBank is truly the best and everybody should have an account with them,” she said.

Amongst those who attended the car presentation event were senior executives of FirstBank and the cast of soon-to-be-launched TV series, “Before 30” which included actress Damilola  Adegbite-Attoh and Anee Icha.