EBENEZER ONYEAGWU – A PERFECT GENTLEMAN
They said be there by 12.30pm. I enter the place 12.15. The ladies at the front desk of Zenith Bank Plc remain some of the most beautiful in Corporate Nigeria. They should be a tourist attraction. Well I did the sanitizer routine, the temperature gauge and entered the building. They were expecting the duke. I was ushered to the MD’s waiting room where they kept a big bowl of sweet and chocolates. My weakness, I asked my colleague, Prince who joined me to watch if the CCTV would capture me as I wanted to take 10 sweets. I took about 8 before Prince informed me that it looks like the cameras have caught me. I said no problem that I have an account, if the thing bad like that they should deduct from my account abeg. I was ushered into the expansive board room and he walked in. looking quite handsome and well put together, we elbowed as against handshake and he sat down. I had feared initially that we would meet a haughty and condescending gentleman and rightly so, did you hear about the profit before tax just announced, around N232billion, a 7.9% increase year on year and with a N2.50k final dividend? Zenith Bank shareholders will surely be thanking their stars. So if the man want to pose and be doing like Emperor Bokassa, he get right. But no o, he was so gracious as he sat and listened to my tales. He smiled and showed me that he genuinely liked me. After the meeting, I begged for a photograph which he quickly agreed taking me to one spot that had Zenith logo all over the place. After it all, I thanked him and went to see my other friend Tope Fasoranti who is an executive director to say hello. That I enjoyed myself at Zenith was an understatement. Great bank, great people and the sweetest front desk officers. I for try marry one but with the dividend I am hearing, make I just respect myself go Shomolu Micro Finance Bank.