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Banker Tasks Stakeholders On Poverty Alleviation
The Chief Executive Officer of Minji-se Churchhill Micro-Finance Bank Limited, Mrs Dialaba Isokariari, has canvassed partnership among stakeholders as the most effective measure of tackling poverty in the society.
The officer who is also bank MD gave the charge in her office in Port Harcourt last weekend while speaking to newsmen shortly after receiving an award of excellence from the management of a local newspaper.
She decried the high level of poverty in Rivers State and hinted that poverty alleviation programmes in the state must go beyond rhethorics to achieve desired result.
She further disclosed that micro finance banks were critical in the fight against poverty in the state, and stated that her bank was working hard to conform with Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reforms to increase its share capital base, in order to reach out to rural areas to assist in enterpreneural development.
Isokariari who is also the Vice Chairman of the National Association of Micro Finance Banks in Rivers State, called on the government, corporate organizations and other stakeholders to join force together to reduce poverty to bare minimum in the state, noting that the award of excellence will spur her to achieve greater heights.
Earlier, the publisher of the weekly newspaper, Mr. Augustine Tanee had said that the award of excellence was in recognition of her meritorious service to humanity, and her untiring contributions to the financial sector.