By Simon Ateba

Klass and Korporate Consultants International has put together one-day financial workshop in Lagos for the staff of Chevron Nigeria to address lack financial intelligence prevalent in the society .

According to Mr. Abayomi Adeyeri, a guest speaker and Regional Head, Public Sector, South-South and South-East at Ecobank Nigeria Limited, the purpose of the workshop was to activate staff potentials in order to expand their overall total income .

His words: “Your money should work for you rather than you work for your money. The participants should be able to make sound financial decisions at the end of the class, convert debts to savings, savings to investments and in the long run, retire strong, early and wealthy,” he told the gathering.

Also speaking at the workshop, Omoefe Siakpere, the Chief Executive Officer of Klass and Korporate Consultants International, explained that the main reason most big earners find themselves broke later in life is because of lack of financial planning.

“Planning for the future,” she explained, “entails an extensive process of the various elements of a financial plan that should be integrated into our overall lifestyle which outlives our physical existence to include our estate.”

She identified personal income management as one of the fundamental elements for a secure future and rejected insinuations that Chevron staff are too rich to get broke.

Participants were also made to understand how to set goals, plan for the children, pay loans, and avoid some obvious financial traps by money lenders.

According to Olusoji Akinwande, General Manager, Delta Chevron Employees Cooperative Society Limited, the whole essence of putting the programme together was to take Chevron members to the next level.

“We want to go beyond the regular loan and thrift services and we really want to see our members do well. We want to see them retire very successful and happy. That’s the whole essence of putting this programme together,” Akinwande said.

To David Ikutegbe, President Delta Chevron Employees Cooperative Society Limited, the programme is meant for a secure future and could not have come at a better time.

Participants expressed satisfaction at the end of the workshop.