The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday officially opened the first branch of the GBC Bank at Nalerigu in the North East Region.
The bank is the first-ever commercial bank in the newly created North East Region.
The bank among others offer petty traders and farmers in and around communities in Nalerigu closer access to financial inclusion and solutions, which hitherto, were far from their reach.
“Earlier today, I joined the management and staff of GCB Bank PLC as well as the Chiefs and People of Nalerigu for the opening of GCB Bank’s first branch in the North East Region in the regional capital, Nalerigu,” Bawumia posted on Facebook.
“The opening was a historic and exciting moment for the people as it also marked the first-ever commercial bank in Nalerigu and its adjoining communities. The new bank will offer petty traders and farmers in and around communities in Nalerigu closer access to financial inclusion and solutions, which hitherto, were far from their reach.”
“This was what our government envisaged when we decided to create six more regions to decentralise and quicken the rate of development for excluded communities. It is refreshing to note that many communities in the newly created regions are having access to services which previously eluded them and also receiving their fair share of national infrastructure development, he added.
