By Charles Tawiah, GNA
Nkawie (Ash) Dec. 4, GNA – The Atwima Mponua Rural Bank PLC in Ashanti Region has presented farm inputs worth GHS 40,000.00 to support the 41st national farmers’ day celebrations in six districts in the Ashanti region.
The items, which included 12 boxes of cutlasses, 12 wheelbarrows and 12 boxes of Wellington boots among others, were donated to Atwima Nwabiagya North and South, Ahafo Ano South-West, Bibiani- Anhwiaso-Bekwai, Kwadaso and Suame Municipalities.
Mr Edward Kwarteng, Chief Executive Officer of the bank, presenting the items at Nkawie in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality, pledged the bank’s continued support to the district assemblies, farmers and other groups in its operational areas as part of its corporate social responsibility.
He said the farmers’ day programme, designed to remember and honour gallant farmers every year, was in the right direction since society depended on them.
He mentioned human survival and energy to work for production, raw materials for economic and industrial growth, goods for exportation and other factors of revenue mobilization and national development, as some engines of nation building that depended on farmers.
These, he said, made farmers essential in society due to their position and achievement as pivots on which every society rotated.
“Farmers must be recognized, respected and supported by all entities due to their immense contributions that benefit all of us”, he stated.
The CEO, however, appealed to public, private workers and all income earners to transact their financial businesses with the bank to help promote and expand its operations for more support in their various operational areas through maximized profit.
Mr Kwarteng commended the board, management, shareholders, staff and customers of the bank for their hard work and contributions that had sustained and improved the standard of the bank.
He said, the bank was established in the year 1984 at Toase, which now served as the Head office, but by dint of hard work, commitment and support of all stakeholders, it now had branches at Bantama, Suame, Akropong, Mankranso, Abuakwa, Suntreso and Bibiani in the Western north region.
Mr. Daniel Peprah, the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipal Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), who received the items, commended the bank for supporting the program for the past 20 years.
He called for continued support and mutual understanding between the bank and its surrounding political, traditional, religious and other authorities as well as the public.
GNA
Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/Christian Akorlie