Access Bank PLC in partnership with NYSC SAED awards 10 corps members grant

Ten Batch ‘A’ Stream ‘2’ National Youth Service Corps Members in Ebonyi State have benefitted from the cash prices of Access bank PLC for this year’s ‘Accessprenuer’ programme aimed at encouraging young entrepreneurs to be self reliant on completion of their service.

The Regional Manager of Access Bank PLC, Mr Chinedu Eze, said the bank partnered with NYSC Skills Acquisition and Enterpreneurship Acquisition (SAED) to finance, support and also scale up the business of young entrepreneurs as they represent the future of Nigeria.

After series of scrutiny, Suleiman Kalid Ahmed who won the first place received N1,000,000, Adebayo Oluwafemi Victor, who came second received N700,000, Ilesanmi Adedeji Emmanuel who came third received #400,000, Aladejobi Elizabeth who came fourth received N250,000, Ikechukwu Emmanuel who came fifth received N150,000 while consolation prize of N100,000 each was given to other remaining 5 contestants.

The Chief Judge, Mrs Chinyere Otuonye, appreciated the beneficiaries courage and further admonished them to use the grant for its purpose.

Skills Acquisition and Acquisition Development (SAED) coordinator, Mrs Ezeabuta, assured Access Bank PLC that the grant will be well monitored to ensure it is used for its purpose. She further advocated for the maintenance, expansion and extension of the programme to other states.

Ebonyi State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Bamai Dawuda Mercy, applauded Access Bank PLC for being interested in the development of young entrepreneurs and further said NYSC Ebonyi state is lucky to be among the 5 states benefiting from the programme.

Mrs Bamai, who declared SAED closed today during exhibition encouraged corps members to make good use of the skills learnt to become a job maker instead of a job seeker.

She further urged corps members to always contact SAED officers in their local government if faced with any challenges.