The Lion King Magazine | April - June 2017 - page 44

GMD, Kennedy Uzoka and Dr. Awele
Elumelu presenting an award toMD/
CEO, UBA Ghana, Abiola Bawuah
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The Lion King
• April - June 2017
UBA SOCIETY
wife, Mr. and Mrs Donald Duke. Others
were the board and management
of the UBA Group, including UBA
Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu and
wife, Awele; GMD/CEO, Kennedy
Uzoka and wife, Lotanna and other
directors of the bank. In line with its
geographical spread, board members
of UBA subsidiaries across Africa were
present. The highlight of the evening
was the presentation of an award
for excellence to Mr. Mohammed
Ibrahim Ogbanago, a security man
with the Oba Akran branch of the
bank for returning $10,000 belonging
to a customer who forgot the money
in the branch last July.
Inspired by the story of the man who
earns less than N2m annual salary
being honest enough to return the lost
amount, both governors present as
H.E.,MohammedAbdullahiAbubakar;Sen.IkeEkweremadu;Mr.KennedyUzoka;UBACEOawardee,
Mr. Ibrahim Ogbonago; Mr. Tony Elumelu; H.E., Bindow Jibrilla; Director, UBA Plc, Mrs. Onari Duke,
during the presentation of UBA CEO Awards for Excellence to Mr. Ogbonago, a UBA Security Guard
for returning a missing $,10,000 belonging to a customer
ED, Liadi Ayoku; ED, Emeke Iweriebor; Award
Recipient / CEO of UBA Cameroon, Udom
Isong, and ED, Oliver Alawuba
ED, Uche Ike, Onyebuchi Akosa and ED, Ibrahim Puri
ED, Dan Okeke; Award Recipient / CEO of UBA
Uganda,JohnsonAgoreyoandDMD,VictorOsadolor
well as the deputy senate president
showered Mohammed with $5,000,
$10,000 and N5m respectively,
bringing the total to about N11m.
Ekweremadu also announced at the
event that apart from the N5m that
would be given to him by the Nigerian
senate, the integrity of the young man
will also be announced at plenary.
Some other staff who received awards
at the ceremony, included the CEO
of UBA Ghana, Abiola Buwah and the
Managing Director of UBA Zambia,
Emeka Dimanochie.
There was high level performance
from Nigeria’s top musical stars.
Staff took to the dance floor as they
experienced back to back electrifying
performances from King Sunny Ade,
Psquare, Flavour, Awilo, Dr Sid,
Adekunle Gold, Kcee, Kaffy among
others who thrilled the staff and guests
for hours unending.
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