Africa’s Fastest Woman Named First Bank’s Brand Ambassador

Nigeria’s queen of track and Africa’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare has been named First Bank of Nigeria’s Brand Ambassador.

With a large collection of medals in track and field events, she embodies the strong qualities of resilience and excellence, a reflection of First Bank’s brand promise to always deliver the gold standard of value and excellence to its teeming customers.

First Bank’s endorsement of Okagbare reinforces the Bank’s core values of Passion, Partnership and People while it also underpins the Bank’s stance to collaborate with its stakeholders and provide support in all aspects of their lives.

The Bank is pleased to associate with Blessing’s qualities and achievements and is proud to present her as a model of hard work and exploits to the youth.

According to a statement by First Bank’s spokesperson, Folake Ani-Mumuney, the Bank is pleased with the endorsement of Blessing as this is a further testament to its support for youth empowerment.

“We are particularly proud of Blessing’s feats in Africa and the globe at large and we were her proud promoters during the 2012 London Olympics. We are optimistic that this endorsement will inspire our youth towards the achievement of their dreams” she said.