By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel
To celebrate Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary, the leading financial institution, Access Bank Plc, has said that 14 of its lucky customers will be rewarded with N14 million in the DiamondXtra Independence Splash.
The Splash draw, which is going to take place on Friday, October 1, will see the 14 customers, two from each geographical zone in the country, go home with N1 million each.
The Executive Director of Retail Banking at Access Bank, Mr Victor Etuokwu, said in a statement made available to the newsmen in Lagos on Monday that the cash promo was a testimony to the institution’s commitment to empowering Nigerians financially, irrespective of their educational, religious, and social status.
Mr Etuokwu also added that the bank would also be giving out N5 million on a monthly basis to customers who participate in the daily cluster draws across the nation.
“Customers in any of these clusters through their associations, societies, market, clubs among others stands a chance to win cash prizes ranging from N10,000 to N50,000.
“The DiamondXtra Independence Splash draw is open to new and existing customers of Access Bank,” he said.
To stand a chance to become a winner in the Independence Splash and Quarterly draw, customers are expected to fund their DiamondXtra account with a minimum of N5,000 or more.
Mr Etuokwu further disclosed that “new customers can dial 9015# from their mobile phone or walk into any Access Bank branch close to them to open a DiamondXtra account.”
In addition, the bank has announced that it would also be rewarding customers with cash prizes of N1 million, N500,000, and business grants worth N1 million for five winners.
The Group Head, Consumer Banking, Mrs Adaeze Umeh, explained that there would also be a price of apartment rent for a year to be won by 14 families.
Prizes also include family health coverage for seven families and a salary for life (N100,000 every month for 20 years) for one special winner.
“Apart from the DiamondXtra Independence Splash draw to reward lucky customers with N1million in all geographical zones, we are also going to reward more winners in the Diamondxtra Quarterly draw which will take place mid-October.
“Diamondxtra Cluster draws will be held daily for customers in various associations, Clubs, Groups, Societies…, and they stand a chance to win from N10,000 to N50,000.
“To qualify for a cluster draw, a minimum of 80 to 100 members of the association/club will have to open and fund their account with a minimum of N5,000 to stand a chance to win,” she explained.
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