CBN Staff Donate Borehole, Generator to Local Health Centre

The staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ibadan, have donated borehole and power generating equipment to Ojoo Health Centre in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. ‎The bank's Branch Controller, Mr. Musbau Olatinwo said the donation was solely financed from the monthly savings of the bank's staff, who were touched by the plight of the less- privileged in the society. Olatinwo said the bank's staff have made such donations a yearly affair to support host communities, saying the bank owes Ibadan a lot and that explains why so many intervention programmes are being carried out all over the country to make the bank's presence felt in all facets of human endeavour. "Over the years, we have been spending billions of naira on our host communities to sponsor identifiable area of needs like building classrooms, provision of portable water and the likes. And this is financed by staff of the bank. Today is my happiest moment in my one year stay in the branch. It is a continuous thing and we will be glad to be back here to do more," Olatinwo said. Olatinwo further assured all residents of Ibadan that the CBN would continue to give priority to the needs of the people across the communities to make life more abundant for all the people of diverse backgrounds in the society. Speaking at the event, the Head of Local Government ‎Administration in Akinyele Local Council, Mr. Akin Akinpelu applauded the gesture of the staffers of the apex bank, pointing out that the donation was coming at a time when it was most needed due to excruciating economic crisis which was hampering government's efforts in meeting  the yearning of the people. The chief matron of the centre, Alhaja B. A. Shittu described the borehole project as timely, saying "he who gives water, gives life".