A retired Police Officer, Audu Aliya from Taraba State was yesterday presented with the sum of N10m in Lagos having emerged the Star Prize winner of the FirstBank Golden Anniversary Promo Draw which held two weeks ago in Lagos. Mr. Aliya, who operates a Savings Account with Ganye_Adamawa Branch of the Bank, emerged at a draw certified by renowned accounting firm, KPMG.

Apart from Mr. Aliya, two other lucky winners, Bolorunduro Emmanuel Olukayode, a staff of Central Bank of Nigeria with an account at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Lagos Branch of the Bank and Kayin Peter Asiugbon, a Lecturer at Lagos State Polytechnic, also emerged winners of Kia Picanto cars each. A total of two hundred and Fifteen (215) lucky customers of the Bank smiled home with various household and cash Prizes at the draw.

The Golden promo is coming on the heels of the highly successful Big Splash promo which ended March this year. That promo saw 12 customers from the six geo_political regions of the Bank drive home 12 brand new Toyota Corolla cars; 9 customers each from the market_facing Directorates of the Bank won 3 star prizes ranging from Toyota Prado Jeep (2009 A/T model), a KIA Sportage SUV, a HONDA City car and 6 consolation prizes.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive First Bank, Mr. Bisi Onasanya said, “When we launched the FirstBank Big Splash Promo two years ago, our major goal was to impact the lives of our invaluable customers in a special way. Judging by the outpouring of positive feedback we have received over time, I am happy that we have made our customers happier and happier with the series of draws and attractive prizes to show for it.

Our savings promo has been through three seasons to date _ from the Big Splash Promo to the Big Splash Promo Reloaded and now the Golden Promo which is in commemoration of our beloved country’s golden jubilee independence anniversary.

This makes it perhaps the longest running savings promo series in this market. And this represents yet another veritable evidence that at FirstBank we respond to the demands of our customers.

FirstBank remains your preferred option for savings deposits because with us the safety and security of your funds are always guaranteed. The rapid growth in the quantity and deposit volume of our savings accounts lend credence to the fact that if you keep your money with us, you can sleep like a baby. You can choose from our array of savings accounts, including the regular Savings Account on which this promo is running.

Others are the premium FirstSavings Plus, with its attractive features and the Hi Fi Young Savers Account, which helps to inculcate the savings culture in our children.”

Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications of the Bank, Mrs. Folake AniMumuney, “the Golden Anniversary Promo, which has so far produced 1,215 winners across the Bank’s branch, is aimed at encouraging savings culture, financial independence and empowerment of the Bank’s customers”.

To participate in the Golden Promo, customers are required to deposit a minimum of N1 0,000.00 for 30 days every month from June 2010 to qualify for the monthly and quarterly draws.