Access Bank to Support Education with $1.7m raised at 2022 UK Charity PoloTournament

The money, the Bank confirms, will be directed towards the building and equipping ofover 100 classroom blocks in the less developed areas of Nigeria. These donations, according to the Group Managing Director of Access Corporation,Herbert Wigwe, “Serve as building blocks towards achieving a brighter future for thecountry, while challenging the various state governments to take sustainable actionstowards ensuring all boys and girls complete free, equitable and quality primary andsecondary education.”“We thank all attendees and donors for buying into our vision and assure that AccessBank will not relent in its efforts to see that every Nigerian child regardless of tribe,gender and religion is given a fair chance for a better tomorrow.” Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director of Access Bank also added that, the polo eventremained the greatest investment towards ensuring a great future for the vulnerableNigerian child. The Polo tournament, which is executed in partnership with Fifth Chukker and UNICEF,in Kaduna, South Africa and the UK has been an extension of Access Bank’s efforts tosupport anti-poverty and anti-HIV/AIDS campaigns in Nigeria. This is the first edition ofthe UK-based tournament to be held since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.