{"id":62912,"date":"2022-07-25T15:36:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=62912"},"modified":"2022-07-25T15:36:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T14:36:32","slug":"bayelsa-govt-seeks-heritage-bank-support-on-youth-devt-in-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/bayelsa-govt-seeks-heritage-bank-support-on-youth-devt-in-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa Govt. Seeks Heritage Bank Support On Youth Devt In Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bayelsa State Government has indicated interest in partnering Heritage Bank Plc on youth empowerment and sport development.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo disclosed the interest of the State Government during a courtesy call with the Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Daniel Igali and others on the Management of the Bank, at Heritage\u2019s Head Office in Lagos recently.<\/p>\n

Ewhrudjakpo expressed the State Government\u2019s readiness to collaborate with Heritage Bank to empower youths and develop sports at all levels with the intent to put measures in place to play-up their socio-economic wellbeing and for the identification and development of budding talents.<\/p>\n

He also commended Heritage Bank for its pivotal role in enhancing youth development and supporting the entrepreneurial spirit for economic growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe with that, there is going to be first, removing our youths from drugs dependency and we are also using them to win. We really want to see how Heritage Bank can partner with us or support of which we have adequate publicity,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ewhrudjakpo affirmed that Governor Douye Diri-led administration would do everything within its reach to foster a mutually beneficial partnership.<\/p>\n

Whilst responding, the Executive Director of the Bank, Jude Monye who welcomed the delegates assured the Deputy Governor of Heritage\u2019s readiness to support the Bayelsa Government on youth empowerment and sport development.<\/p>\n

He noted that with the bank\u2019s feats toward empowering young Nigerians and sport development showed the bank has strong desire towards developing and positioning youths to become world-class citizens equipped and ready to be absorbed into an increasing competitive professional skills and endeavours.<\/p>\n

Monye further disclosed that Heritage Bank have been at the forefront of supporting good courses involving youth and sport, whilst reiterating the bank\u2019s MD\/CEO, Ifie Sekibo\u2019s readiness to partner with Bayelsa State Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the CEO and the Board, I want to say, we will support the course of Bayelsa State as far as sports in concerned. Whether it is wrestling, athletic, football, soccer, we will be part of it,\u201d he assured.<\/p>

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Adding, the ED said, \u201cWe have always supported good courses; we are a small bank and relatively new. We will support the Bayelsa State Government because we want to see the youth brought out of drug peddling and drug consumption to where their life can be useful.\u201d<\/p>\n

He recalled that when it concerns youth empowerment and sport development, the Bank had carved a niche in collaborating with public and private organisations, especial state governments such as Lagos, Rivers State, Ibadan amongst others to build a culture of sports together with the formal education and entrepreneurship in a bid to secure the future of the teaming population.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a bank, we have done something in sports known as schoolympics which was organised by the bank, partnered with the 3rd Edition of the annual Lagos Value Jet Para Table Tennis championship, Ibadan Golf Club\u2019s 30th anniversary, 14th\u00a0edition of the West African Universities Game (WAUG), partnered with Lagos State Government to back the 3rd Edition of the annual Lagos Value Jet Para Table Tennis championship, 2014 Port Harcourt Amateur Open Golf Championship, IBB Golf Tournament in Abuja to list but few,\u201d he hinted.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cHeritage Bank believes in development. We have the tenacity to develop, and sport is a way of developing Nigerians both young and old to help foster their physical, social, and emotional wellbeing. It is a well-known fact that physical education and sports help in character and community building, delinquency reduction, community safety, economic and social development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monye further noted that the drive to continue in the support of youths was to create, preserve and transfer wealth across generations.<\/p>\n

He explained that the entrepreneur schemes of the bank in the support for business especially among the youths have always focused on dependable job-creating sectors, such as agricultural value chain (fish farming, poultry, snail farming), cottage industry, mining and solid minerals, creative industry (tourism, arts, and crafts), and Information and Communications Technology (ICT).<\/p>\n

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Daniel Igali; Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Bayelsa State; Osepiribo Ben-Willie, Directorate Head, South-South, South-East & Private Wealth Management; Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Deputy Governor; Jude Monye, Executive Director, Heritage Bank and\u00a0Hon. Tare Porri, Chairman House Committee on Sports – Bayelsa state house of assembly\u00a0during a courtesy call by the officials of Bayelsa State Government on the Management of the Bank, at Heritage\u2019s Head Office in Lagos recently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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