CMB, Ayinde-Tukur bag awards at National Cooperative Summit

CMB, Ayinde-Tukur bag awards at National Cooperative Summit

Oluyinka Soyemi

Nigeria’s leading mortgage institution, Cooperative Mortgage Bank, on Wednesday won the Cooperative Ambassador Award (Corporate) at the just concluded National Cooperative Summit held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The bank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Kabir Ayinde-Tukur, also bagged the Pillar of Cooperative Sustainability Award in recognition of his impactful contributions to the Cooperative Movement in Nigeria.

The event, themed ‘Expanding Cooperative Value System’, was the 6th National Cooperative Summit, Exhibition and Awards organised by the Cooperative Federation of Nigeria.

Speaking on the awards in company of the Acting Executive Secretary of the Federation, Ebun Akin-Falaiye, the President, High Chief Tajudeen Ayeola, said CMB and its leadership had displayed exemplary support for the welfare of cooperative societies, hence the appreciation.

Responding, Ayinde-Tukur noted that the gestures of the bank are borne out of sheer corporate responsibility, adding that the bank would continue to support cooperative societies and the entire populace, especially in the area of mortgage.

In attendance to receive the awards alongside the MD/CEO were the Chief Marketing Officer, Anthonia Nnaebue, Regional Manager South, Amen Osagie, Head of Communications and Public Relations, Olufunmilayo Afolabi, Business Development Managers coordinating VI (Lagos) and Abeokuta Contact Centres, Agnes Okereke and Golden Akinsola, among others.

Established in 1994 with its Head Office in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Cooperative Mortgage Bank Limited is licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria, insured by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, regulated by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and accredited by the Federal Department of Cooperatives as a cooperators’ bank.

The bank is a member of the International Cooperative Alliance and currently in the 7-man board of the International Cooperative Banking Association.