By Ukandi Christopher
In a spectacular event, two customers of Access Bank won top prizes in the regional draws of the bank’s DiamondXtra reward scheme, which held Tuesday at Rumukurushi, Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The two winners, Messrs. Victor Godfrey Silas and Fina Orijedge, who won N200, 000.00 (two hundred thousand Naira), respectively, stated that their winning the regional draw was an act of God and a surprise, even as they had put their trust in God for a miracle.
Both agreed that it was a miracle following receipt of an alert showing that the amount won had been credited into their accounts.
They averred that the redemption of the draw was a testimony of the good intention of the bank, showing that the DiamondXtra draw is not a scam.
The winners called on prospective customers of the bank to latch onto the DiamondXtra customer reward scheme and grow their investments.
In a welcome address presented at the draw, which attracted a large crowd of attendees, under the oversight of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Peace Nemiya, Regional Head, Rivers I, stated that DiamondXtra reward scheme is the cornerstone of Access Bank to show its commitment, appreciation to its customers and in giving back rewards to their loyal customers.
She added that the reward scheme which started in 2008 has seen the initiative grow from strength to strength, which has achieved incredible milestones.
The Regional Head said: “As we launch the 16th session of DiamondXtra reward scheme, we are overwhelmed with gratitude and pride. The resounding success of past sessions has been made possible by the overwhelming support our esteemed customers and the unparalleled dedication of our exceptional team.
“To date, we have rewarded 26,896 customers with the astounding sum of 6.51 billion Naira. A testament to the true value of this scheme.
“Our steadfast commitment to innovation and excellence has been the cornerstone of our triumph. Despite challenges and attempts by competitors to imitate our reward scheme. DiamondXtra remains unrivaled in the industry. Our dedication to offering the best reward scheme has only been strengthen each passing year.
“In season 16, we are delighted to announce that 15, 768 would be rewarded with a grand total of 200 million Naira. This reward will be distributed across various categories including a star prize of three brand new cars, loyalty reward, monthly draws, regional draws, on-site draws, and free digital marketing training and digital cluster draws,” she stated.
Also speaking, Doris Okpara, Product Manager, DiamondXtra, stated that the regional draws was exciting and rewarding as almost those who took part in the draws went home with prizes. “Most of those who won prizes never imagined that they would win in the draws. Port Harcourt customers who do not have DiamondXtra account are missing out in this season of Xtra flex, which features gets bigger and better.”
In other draws, 80 customers won 20,000 each. 10 customers won 50,000 each and 4 customers won 100,000 respectively.
Part of the draw includes training on digital and online banking, the use of the bank Apps and fraud prevention and detections. The were also an interactive session which includes questions and answers, comedy and gifts.
The monthly draw would hold nation wide at the end of June while the quarterly draw which would herald the gift of an SUV car valued at 40 million naira is expected to hold as scheduled.
