Business
Look Beyond Wage Agitations, GMD Tells Workers
The Group Managing Director, Wema Bank Plc, Mr Segun Oluketuji has advised workers to look beyond wage agitations and further present themselves as agents of change.
Oluketuji, while speaking at the National Delegates Conference of National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE), Wema Bank chapter in Lagos, said the new management is committed to building a bank that would rank among the best in the Nigeria and beyond.
He said that workers’ commitment became necessary to achieve these goals.
He said: “I want you to see yourselves as agents of change. Everyone should be involved in building Wema Bank. There is strong need to collaborate and partner together. Don’t be anti-establishment but rather see the bank as an institution that must be protected. You should not just be fighting for wages but see yourselves as stakeholders in the organisation”.
The Wema Bank’s boss used the occasion to allay fears on possible mass retrenchment, stating that the management recognises the importance of human capital to the development of any organization, adding that his immediate plan is to embark on manpower development towards maximum delivery.
He said that arrangements had been concluded to establish well equipped training schools where the workers would be trained on skills, culture and the new orientation of the bank, adding that only workers that cannot fit into the new culture of the bank would have cause to panic.
He used the opportunity to explain to the workers the new Wema Bank he is set to build, soliciting for their collaboration and support at all times.
Business
Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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