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Access Bank opens Hajj payment centres

Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini, Deputy Northern Regional Minister, addressing members of the National Hajj CommitteeAccess Bank (Ghana) has been appointed the sole partner bank for Muslims wishing to participate in this year’s Hajj.

The appointment was based on the bank's successful partnership with the National Hajj Committee and the Muslim community in 2009, when it started the collection of Hajj travel fares.

To facilitate smooth and convenient payments across the country, Access Bank has set up additional payment centres to serve the needs of the over 7,000 prospective pilgrims and agents.

The new payment points are situated in Wa and Bolgatanga and will complement its existing branch networks in Tamale, to adequately serve the three northern regions.

The new locations bring to 41 the total number of branches and payment locations where the bank is collecting travel fares on behalf of the National Hajj Committee.

Speaking at a ceremony held in Tamale to officially announce Access Bank’s designated collection points to the general public, the Deputy Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini, noted that the bank had demonstrated its commitment to becoming a true partner to the people and the government through its many socio-economic development initiatives.

He said that the Hajj is a national event which the government had over the years prioritised to ensure that thousands of citizens embarking on the pilgrimage were safe, secured and rid of the many tiring processes and hazardous situations.

He added that the partnership and gesture from Access Bank was in line with the government's objectives of achieving a stress-free pilgrimage.

In a speech read on behalf of the Managing Director, Mr Dolapo Ogundimu, the Executive Director of Operations and IT at Access Bank Ghana, Alhaji Kameel Adebayo, thanked the government, the National Hajj Committee and the leadership of the Muslim community for giving the bank the opportunity to be of great service.

He said the bank valued the partnership and great relationship it had built with the Muslim community in Ghana.

He noted that the bank recognised that its own survival was dependent on the economic prosperity and sustainability of the communities in which it operated.

As such, he said it was committed to investing in a socially and environmentally responsible manner to deliver value for all its stakeholders”.

Daily Graphic/Ghana

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