(L-R) Head, Direct Banking, Diamond Bank PLC, Jude Anele; DiamondXtra Salary-4-Life winner, Duru Chukwuebuka Francis; and Head, Retail Banking Directorate, Diamond Bank PLC, Aisha Ahmad at the Diamondxtra Season 7 Year-End/ Diamond Woman Special Draw prize presentation ceremony, held at the Bank’s corporate head office recently.
Duru Chukwuebuka Francis, a building materials trader at the Eket Market, Akwa Ibom State, has won the star prize of “Salary4Life” at the just concluded DiamondXtra Season 7/DiamondWoman Special Draws organized by Diamond Bank Plc at its head office in Lekki, Lagos.
The Salary4Life entitles the winner to a monthly payment of N100,000.00, by the Bank, for the next twenty years; for emerging the star prize winner, Duru will receive his monthly payments from Diamond Bank till 2034.
Nkiru Perpetua Mbanefo, a business woman whose account is domiciled in the Sagamu branch of the Bank, also went home with a “N100,000.00 for twelve months prize,” courtesy of DiamondWoman.
Speaking at the prize presentation ceremony, Aisha Ahmad, Head, Retail Directorate of the Bank, disclosed that a total of 1,439 people will be rewarded in Season 7, which commenced in October last year. Prize categories include Salary4Life, N3 million, N2 million, N1 million as well as N500,000.00 and N250,000.00 in the weekly draws.
She also noted that DiamondWoman rewarded two customers with prizes of “N100,000.00 for 12 months” and another eighteen with N300,000.00 each in two special draws held during the period.
According to her, “A total of 831, 463 customers qualified for the DiamondXtra End-of-the-Year Special Draws and the DiamondWoman Special Draws from which the winners emerged. To qualify, all that is required is a minimum balance of N5,000.00 in a customer’s DiamondXtra account and multiples of N5,000.00 increases the account holder’s chances of winning. ”
Osita Ede, Head, Mass Market, DiamondXtra Account, said that the DiamondXtra Account is a savings account designed to encourage savings among Nigerians.
“The reward scheme is integrated into the DiamondXtra proposition and every customer with the DiamondXtra account has equal opportunity of winning through a transparent electronic draws. This reward scheme has been on for 7 years and Diamond Bank will not stop delighting her numerous customers who save with the bank,” Ede added.
Receiving his prize, Duru Francis, winner of the Salary4Life, said, “While opening the account, I never believed I would be rewarded in such an overwhelming manner. I was in my shop when I received the call that I had won the Salary4Life and I was directed to go to my branch for confirmation. I was skeptical about the authenticity of the call until I visited my branch and learnt that it was true. I am very grateful to Diamond Bank for improving my life and I will put the money into my business because building materials trading is a very capital intensive venture.”
Mbanefo, who emerged winner of the DiamondWoman Special Draws prize of “N100,000.00 for 12 months” thanked Diamond Bank for beginning the year for her on a happy note.
She said, “I just know that I have won N100,000.00 for every month throughout the year. Right now I have not decided how I want to use the money but I will ensure that I utilize it wisely. I recommend Diamond Bank to everyone who wants a change in life.”
The DiamondXtra Account is a special account designed for individuals who want to build up their savings gradually. It is an interest-yielding account that allows deposit of both cash and third party instruments. In addition, the account holders receive a cheque book and a debit card with which they can make withdrawals from their account.
Every month ten lucky customers win N1million each, one customer wins N2million and a star prize winner is rewarded a Salary4Life prize of N100,000.00 for twenty years. The DiamondXtra attracts a low minimum opening amount of N5, 000.00 with the opportunity to win fantastic cash prizes.