UBA STRENGHTENS BRAND AFFLIATION ON NIGERIA CAMPUSES, UNVEILS 15 AMBASSADORS

GMD, Kennedy Uzoka (Middle) with the Campus Ambassadors

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Friday January 27, 2017 launched the maiden edition of its Campus Ambassador Programme with the induction of the first 15 brand ambassadors.

The UBA Campus Ambassador Programme is an initiative to identify young emerging leaders among students of tertiary institutions and give them a unique and highly rewarding learning experience.

The 15 successful candidates were selected from among 200 students across tertiary institutions in Nigeria through a rigorous screening exercise in line with set criteria.

The colorful inauguration ceremony was held at the UBA house in Lagos with the Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Victor Osadolor, and other senior management staff in attendance.

“UBA is pleased to have you all on board as valuable Ambassadors who will help us propagate our goodwill messages, ethos, values and what we stand for as a bank, across your institutions," said Osadolor. He noted that the goal is to give students a platform to demonstrate leadership as well as build and instill the brand ethos into the consciousness of the youths.

According to Mr. Osadolor, UBA is a bank with strong affiliation to youths, evident in the bank’s scholarship and grants schemes through the UBA Foundation National Essay Competition amongst other educational initiatives.

“Two hundred of you went through the process and 15 of you came out tops, which proves that you are leadings lights, energetic and enterprising with great potentials which is exactly what we want to explore. The values you bring on board will help us support this process and we do hope as you learn and internalise what we stand for, you will all be good ambassadors and represent us well as admirable leaders others can look up to, propagating our message even beyond the 12 months period of your assignment as UBA ambassadors,” Osadolor said.

Also speaking, the Head, Student Banking of UBA Plc, Mr. Tomiwa Sotiloye, said UBA, being a top financial institution with presence across Africa, is one the ambassadors should be proud of, especially in the discharge of their duties of spreading the institution’s ethos. He charged them to be good leaders and positive influencers who should stand out by ensuring the bank’s reputation soars high in their respective campuses.

The 15 ambassadors, who are A-list students in their various institutions, include Orji Somtochukwu Philippa a 300 Level Medical student of Abia State University, Uturu. She is currently a UBA Scholar after winning the UBA Foundation National Essay Competition in 2011. Phillipa is a Member of the Campus Press Student Authors’ Association (CAPSAA) and a Founder of ‘The Fe-clinical Group’ for Female pre-clinical medical students in her campus. Barakat Tiamiyu is a 200 level student of Urban and Regional Planning, at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, She is the founder of “the House of Babiti” an environmental advocacy project, a promoter of one of the United Nations’ SDGs on protection and restoration of the environment and climate. Barakat has won various awards including the Green personality of the month at the Green Campus Initiative;  Ihechi Opara from the University of Ibadan, is a 200 level Law student, He is a TV/Radio presenter and owns an education blog.

Others are Jennifer Nev, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Tagbo Ijeoma, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State; Manuela Edeh, Babcock University; Fadaini Asalewa, Obafemi Awolowo University; Ahmad Mustapha, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria;  Queen Jaja, Rivers State University Of Science and Technology; Odunewu Oluwasegun, University of Lagos; Chisom Nwaezuoke, University of Ibadan, Ukododeta Nyerhovwo Maxwell, University of Abuja; Odunewu Oluwasegun, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku, University of Lagos; Chukwuemeka Orukwowu, University of Port Harcourt and Kachikwu Stephen, University of Port Harcourt.

During their one year renewable tenure based on active participation, the ambassadors are expected to develop different initiatives that will be sponsored by the Bank and execute various objectives of the bank over the period. They will also serve as a bridge between the bank, the students and the school authorities.

The selected ambassadors will form a preferred pool for recruitment consideration upon graduation.

Second Photo shows: Deputy Managing Director, United Bank for Africa, Mr. Victor Osadolor (middle) Executive Director, Lagos & West, United Bank for Africa, Mr. Liadi Ayoku (Right), Executive Director/ Regional CEO, Anglophone Africa, United Bank for Africa, Mr. Oliver Alawuba (2nd Right) and Executive Director, Risk Management, United Bank for Africa Mr. Ike Uche (Left), flanked by  UBA Campus Ambassadors.