By Modupe Gbadeyanka
A mid-level financial institution in the country, Wema Bank, Plc, shone like a star at the 2022 Nigeria Bankers Games, carting home a record-breaking 22 medals.
Nigeria Bankers Games is an annual sports festival for employees of Nigerian banks and is aimed at improving work-life balance, providing a platform for networking and employee engagement, as well as promoting bonding and a healthy workforce.
This year, Wema Bank was the overall winner, with 10 Gold, 7 Silver and 5 Bronze.
The Chief Human Resource Officer at Wema Bank, Ms Ololade Ogungbenro, commended the staff for the dedication and discipline they exhibited throughout the games, which, in turn, resulted in their emergence as the overall champions of the tournament.
“We are excited, not just for emerging the overall champions of the tournament, but also for the dedication and discipline our staff exhibited at the tournament.
“It is these attributes that earned the bank the coveted position on the medals table. Some of the reasons the bank participates in sports competitions such as the Nigeria Bankers Games are to boost the staff’s physical and mental fitness as well as foster discipline and bonding with one another,” said Ms Ololade.
She stated that it was the bank’s love for sports that prompted it to participate in the games, having held the Wemalympics, Wema Bank’s inter-regional sports competition in October, where employees from different regions of the country competed for medals in various sporting events including football, athletic events, table tennis, scrabble, chess, arm wrestling, electronic games, among others.
“Our members of staff are our greatest asset, which is why their health and fitness matter to us. We believe that, in treating employees right and giving them a platform like this, we are putting them in the best shape – mentally and physically – to keep delivering premium customer experience to the public,” she stated.
Also commenting, the Group Head of Media Vision Limited, organisers of the games, Opeoluwa Adeyemo-Anjorin, congratulated the lender “for emerging as the overall champions of the Nigeria Bankers Games for the first time with a total haul of 22 medals – 10 Gold, 7 Silver and 5 Bronze.”
“Special commendation must also go to the staff of your organisation for their performance, dedication and professionalism throughout the tournament.
“They have represented your brand excellently, and Wema Bank’s involvement was crucial to the success of the tournament,” the top staff of the leading sports marketing and activation company disclosed in a letter to the bank.
“The spirit of sportsmanship and quality of competition exhibited on and off the field of play by the players and supporters of your bank were indeed commendable and aligned with our vision for the Nigeria Bankers Games,” Adeyemo-Anjorin added.
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