Fidelity Bank has expressed its readiness to partner Cross River State Government in agriculture and infrastructural development. The bank, led by its Chairman, Mr Mustapha Chike-Obi, and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, disclosed this during a courtesy call on Governor Bassey Otu at Government House, Calabar.
Describing Otu as a bosom friend, Chike-Obi said the team was excited to be in the state, maintaining that the bank was willing to partner for the progress of the state. Specifically, Onyeali-Ikpe stressed the readiness of the bank to partner with the state in agriculture and infrastructural development.
“It is not about what we can make from the state this time around, but what we can add. We all know that Cross River State has a comparative advantage in the area of agriculture and we are willing to support in other areas of the state’s infrastructure,” the chairman informed the governor.
The managing director added: “We have this in other states, especially in the area of infrastructure and agriculture, which is very important and we just want to reemphasize that we are ready to partner very strongly with you in this regard.” Welcoming the management team to his office, Otu said the state was ready to forge strategic partnerships in key sectors of the state’s economy.
“Our focus right now is agriculture. We are deliberate about it and we want to get the most from that sector. We are looking at what will immediately add to our GDP.”
