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To curb crime and unemployment in the country, the Managing Director, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo has emphasized need for youth empowerment.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Lagos on Saturday during Fidelity Bank appreciation party themed; \u2018Give them Wings\u2019, Okonkwo said the Bank gives special attention to youth empowerment.<\/p>\n

The event, which was hosted by television personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and veteran actress Kate Henshaw, was attended by traditional rulers and captains of industries.<\/p>\n

Okonkwo said: \u201cIn 32 years, Fidelity Bank has been going from strength to strength and we realised each customer has 38 other choices so we thank you for choosing us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe themed this party \u2018Give them Wings\u2019 because a lot of people have aspirations, a lot of people has gone to school but there is no job.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also complained that there is crime and the youths can not be usefully engaged and so we needed to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n

\u201cFidelity bank then decided that aside the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) we have in hand, we created Youth Empowerment Academy (YEA).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is to train young people who would have been terrorising me and you. We give them opportunity to be useful and become independent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Okonkwo while talking about the criteria for selection said that the bank looked\u00a0 for talents that people would ordinarily not support and went for them.<\/p>

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\u201cLook at Tim Godfrey, a gospel artist, we felt it was not fair for such persons to lose opportunity because he was not singing secular music and we supported him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The managing director added that Fidelity Bank was also gender sensitive being the only bank with the greatest number of women on the board with three female executive directors.<\/p>\n

The bank\u2019s Chairman, Ernest Ebi, also emphasised the importance of the Youth Empowerment Academy, which he described as a way of making beneficiaries financially independent.<\/p>\n

\u201cFidelity Bank is making the youths turn their passion into pay cheque through empowerment programmes which includes training in fashion, make-up, farming, catering and more.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that K. Cee of 5 Star Music, Tim Godfrey and Niniola were at the event to thrill the audience with their performance.<\/p>\n

Present at the event were Africa\u2019s richest man, Aliko Dangote, Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna, Deputy Governor of Kano State.<\/p>\n

The bank also appreciated employees with awards for excellent performance in various categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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