Bonzali Rural Bank donates to flood victims

Tolon (N/R), Oct. 19, GNA - The Bonzali Rural Bank at Tolon in the Tolon/Kumbungu District on Friday, donated 200 bags of maize worth GHC 500 and a cheque for GHC 500 to the District Assembly to support flood victims in the area. Presenting the items at Tolon, Mr Andani Mahama, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank, said the donation was in response to appeals by the Assembly to the public to go to the aid of the victims. He said the bank was very conscious of its social responsibility to the people in its operational area hence the quick response to the call. "Although this is a very small donation considering the hardships the floods have brought on our people but we think that it would in some way, serve to mitigate the plight of the victims. "Bonzali hopes to continue lending support to our people to ensure good health and sustained economic activity to raise the national output, which we all yearn for", he said. Mr Mahama said in line with this objective, the bank had introduced new products such as the "Walma" and "Hajj" savings, as well as Group Lending for women traders, which is on a pilot basis. He said in its effort to bring banking services to the doorstep of as many people as possible, Bonzali had opened an agency at Lamashegu in the Tamale Metropolis and was in the process of opening another one on the Nyankpala campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS). Mr Wahab Suhuyini Wumbei, the Tolon/Kumbungu District Chief Executive, who received the items on behalf of the flood victims, commended the bank for the gesture and said the Assembly was very appreciative of the services Bonzali was providing to the people. He assured the bank that the items would get to the "real beneficiaries" saying: "I would liase with the NADMO District Co-ordinator to ensure fair distribution of these items".