BY BUKOLA IDOWU
A driver, Mohammed Abdulrasheed and a businessman, Fatai Olanrewaju, have emerged as the latest millionaires in the ongoing First City Monument Bank (FCMB) promo Season 9.Â
They each won the star prize of N1 million at the second draw of the Promo held on July 26, 2023. While Mohammed is based in the Hausa Tsoha Kasuwa community, Kaduna State, Fatai resides in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos.
In addition, 920 customers of the bank won cash prizes of N100,000, N50,000, N20,000, N10,000 and N5,000, respectively. The electronic selection of the winners happened across four regions and 20 zones in the presence of officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC).
Speaking on the Promo and draw, the divisional head, Personal Banking, FCMB, Mr. Shamsideen Fashola, said, “We celebrate our new millionaires, Mr. Mohammed Abdulrasheed and Mr. Fatai Olanrewaju, alongside 920 cash prize champions from Season 9’s second Promo draw. We’re committed to expanding these transformative benefits to turn dreams into reality for a wider audience.Â
“We encourage Nigerians to seize the chance to save and rewrite their financial wellness narrative through the Millionaire promo. Kudos to our new winners – your triumph fuels our drive to elevate lives via the annual promo.”
To participate in the FCMB Millionaire Promo Season 9, customers must have increased their balance by N10,000 and saved it for 30 days.Â
This could be a new, existing or re-activated account. Multiple savings of N10,000 will increase the customer’s entries in the draw. A customer that saves N20,000 will have two entries in the draw.
A total of 3,690 customers of FCMB will emerge as winners at the end of the eight months of the Promo, targeted at savings account customers. Thousands of customers have won exciting prizes, including vehicles, cash, television sets, refrigerators, power-generating sets, phones, tablets, and decoders since the commencement of the Promo in 2013.
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is a member of the FCMB Group Plc. The bank said, it is committed to fostering inclusive and sustainable growth within its communities, and it aims to build a supportive ecosystem rooted in Africa, connecting people, capital, and markets.