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.