Customers of GCB bank limited in the Saboba district of the Northern Region have been relieved of the risk involved in travelling to Yendi for their banking needs.
The Saboba branch will bring banking services to the doorstep of customers in the area and other parts of eastern corridor of the Northern Region.
The Saboba branch brings to 17 the number of rebranded GCB bank limited branches in the Northern Region.
Managing Director of GCB bank limited, Ernest Mawuli Agbeshi at the official inaugural ceremony in Saboba said the Saboba branch is in recognition of the key contribution of residents to the national economy.
“Saboba is a unique business enclave, hence the opening of the branch as the first of its kind in the Northern Region since the bank’s rebranding.”
“With a population of 65,706, according to the 2010 population and housing census, Saboba district warrants the presence of a bank which is national in character like GCB.”
He reaffirmed the bank’s mission to place premium on Small and Medium Enterprises considered as the engine of national growth.
“GCB Saboba will offer all our banking services including deposit taking and investment facilitation. Specifically, all GCB products and services including our SME banking services, 24 hour personal loan, electronic banking services covering ATMs, SMS banking, internet banking and GCB mobile banking will offer.”
Mr. Agbeshi implored residents of Saboba and its environs to deepen their savings culture by patronizing the bank’s products.
He also encouraged residents of the area to take advantage of the bank’s investment facilities to expand their businesses.
The Paramount chief of Saboba, Ubor Cheek Binalibemi Kambonja I asked his people to stop keeping their money at home.
He bemoaned most residents practice of burying money under ground and most often in thatch roof.
Ubor Kambonja commended management of GCB bank limited for making banking simple for his subjects.
The outgoing District Chief Executive for Saboba, Adolph Ali John thanked residents of the area for their peaceful coexistence.
According to him, the Saboba branch was made possible because of the peaceful atmosphere.
Adolph Ali urged residents of the area to cooperate with the incoming government for meaningful development.
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By:Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana