Fidelity Bank Supports Ondo through CSR Initiative

In keeping with its promise to continually enhance the health and overall wellbeing of communities where it operates, Fidelity Bank Plc recentlydonated three fully equipped sanitary facilities to the Ondo State Government.

The facilities constructed by Fidelity Bank Plc at Aquinas College, Democracy Park and Arakale Motor Park, all in the Akure metropolis, will enable the host communities maintain better sanitary conditions, improve their standard of living which will ultimately lead to better productivity and economic development.

Working in conjunction with the Ondo State Ministry of Environment, the bank, in addition drilled boreholes and provided generating sets to power the facilities thus, ensuring that the project have a lasting impact on the communities.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, was quoted in a statement to have commended the bank for maintaining strong and healthy community relations, adding that through the project, Fidelity Bank had addressed one of the most pressing challenges in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

He pointed out that Ondo State was ranked poorly by international organisations like the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the area of open defecation.

“It is a malaise that we are facing in Akure. Access to toilet is a major indicator of economic development in any country. Open defecation and lack of sanitation and hygiene are important factors that cause various diseases. This is why we have every reason to thank Fidelity Bank for these facilities”, he explained.

The governor, however pledged that his administration will work closely with the Bank in the attainment of its developmental objectives.