The raffle draw was done in two forms and was witnessed by some of the Bank's customers, staff of the bank, media practitioners and other important personalities.
In his welcoming remarks, Femi Omotoso, the new Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank(Gambia) Limited, spoke at length on the importance and benefits of the Visa Card 2011 Summer Promotion.
He added that the GT Bank Visa Card holders are qualified to pertake in this promotion. According to him, if one gets a Visa Card, then one can have access to over one million ATM machines all over the world and can also access the Gambian Dalasi in their account in The Gambia and anywhere else in the world.
”We also have over 25 million machines that access the card worldwide and with the visa card, you can go shopping and when you are shopping you are qualified to win all the prizes mentioned herein,” he explained.
Commenting on the significance of the card, he said, when you have the card it means one is not carrying cash and it helps customers to avoid the risk of loosing their cash through theft cases and other misfortunes that might occur.
He then urged the general public to try and be part of the GTB Visa Card promotion, stating that there is a lot of opportunities that one can benefit from in it and that, it is very secured. He also thanked all their Visa Card holders for being part of their promotion.
For his part, Bolaji Ayodeleh, the Bank's General Manager, who gave a brief explanation on how the Bank came up with a such a promotion, said it is a collective initiative that was jointly discussed together with their Corporate Affairs Unit on how can they tell their customers ’thank you for your loyalty’.
He recalled that the promo started from the 15th July to 15th August, 2011, a period of one month, and the second draw started from the 15th of August to 15th of September and the 3rd draw is this promotion being witnessed.
Delivering the vote of thanks, Alhaji Denton, a senior manager at GT Bank, highlighted some key issues that the Visa Card has, adding that the rate is cheaper than that of the market rate.
He said for those who have children abroad, they can have additional cards and the child can be able to use it for the purpose. ”The essence of the whole thing is to make life easier for our customers and help you do things in a better way,” he said.
Narrating his experience with the Visa Card, Pa Sulayman Secka, on behalf of the winners of the promotion, said while going on holidays in the United Kingdom with his wife, he decided to go along with his Visa Card, not realising its importance, until he was in the UK.
”In UK, I was able to use the Card wherever I go to and I did not encounter any problem with it. From there I trust GTBank Visa Card because it helps me save money due to foriegn exchange, even the cash I went along with I have to bring it back home with me to The Gambia.
It is not that I am trying to promote GTBank, but what I am saying is the truth and I really appreciate banking with GTBank,” he explained. Prizes for the monthly draw and the winners are as follows; Prizes for the monthly draw includes the following, the 1st prize was free GT Bank Save Account with a starting balance of D10,000 and the winner was Afolabi Isiah Olugbola; the 2nd prize was a free Visa Card with D5,000 credit balance and it was won by Awada Enterprise; and the 3rd prize was free dinner for two persons at Coco Ocean and Spa, and the winner for that prize was Kareem Sati Rahmana. Prizes for the Grand Raffle Draw and winners are as follows;
The prize was a Return Air Ticket to London plus 1,000 pounds as pocket money and the winner was EH Farage; the 2nd prize is two nights for two persons at Coco Ocean and Spa plus D10,000 and the winner was Pass Trading; and the 3rd prize was free Visa Card with D20,000 credit balance, and the winner was Ebenezer Owoey.
How does a GT Bank customer qualify for monthly draw?
To qualify for the monthly draw, one must save more than D50,000 per month.
How does a GT Bank customer qualify for thegrand draw?
To be qualified for the grand draw, one must save more than D100, 000 throughout the promotion period. GT Bank Visa Card is acceptable globally on ATMs, POS Terminals and internet.
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