Nana Katakyie Kwasi Afful II, Benkumhene of the Sefwi Bekwai Traditional area, and customer at the Sefwi Wiawso branch of Access Bank Ghana who emerged winner in the Grand draw of the “Easy Access Promo”, has been presented with  a Hyundai ix35 car in Accra on Tuesday December 11, 2013.

The Managing Director for Access Bank Mr. Dolapo Ogundimu presented the keys at a colourful ceremony.

The elated and surprised chief, also known in private life as Francis Buabeng, couldn’t hide his joy and excitement and was full of praise for Access Bank.

According to him, he opened a personal account in October after he had operated a business account for more than a year with the Bank.

“I had no idea that I had been entered into the Easy Access Promo even though I received notification on my phone with an electronic voucher. I didn’t believe in lottery and never paid attention to the messages I received on my phone. So I was pleasantly surprised when I received a call last week that I had won the ultimate prize, I had to quickly call my branch manager to confirm I had actually won. This is truly fantastic!".

Nana Katakyie Kwasi Afful II, joined 39 other winners in the Grand draw who took away exciting prizes including generators sets, LED TVs, smart phones, DVD players and lots of other exciting prizes.

This brings to 100 the total number of lucky customers rewarded in the “Easy Access Promo” in the grand draw and two mini-draws held in Tamale and Kumasi.

Presenting the keys to the car, Mr. Dolapo Ogundimu, MD of Access Bank Ghana noted that "the Easy Access Promo had lived up to its promise of promoting financial inclusion and deepen the savings culture in Ghana by rewarding loyal customers for their patronage”.

According to him, Access Bank will leverage on its new Business and Personal Banking strategies that would offer a breath of fresh air and satisfaction in the retail and SME market space in 2014.

“SME’s constitute about 70% of the enterprises in Ghana and part of our plan is to give them entrepreneurial and managerial skills set to ensure that they grow their businesses in such a way as to contribute to the larger Ghanaian economy. We also want to improve the economic fortunes of women, through our Gender Empowerment model. We will single out women entrepreneurs for support to help create wealth in that segment our economy”.

Mr. Ogundimu said these initiatives will be supported among other things by:

-New technology driven products including an online platform that will be first in that realm.

-Increased network of branches.

-Strategic alliances with International Development Organisations to deliver the utmost customer service.

Mr. Ekow Incoom, Head of Business Promotions at the National Lotteries Authority (NLA) commended Access Bank for the manner in which they have organised the promotion. According to him the Bank’s systems worked perfectly during the period, especially with the electronic sms vouchers to customers and the integrity of the data for selecting qualifying customers.

Also present at the event was Mr. Jihad Jihazi, MD of Auto Plaza as well as cherished customers, and staff of the bank.