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Unity Bank’s Financial Contribution To BRT Buses Sums Up To N981.1m

By on November 16, 2011

 

THE Managing Director of Unity Bank Plc, Mr. Ado Wanka reveals at the Unity Bank Day of 2011 Lagos Trade fair that the bank had financed the purchase of BRT buses to the tune of $6.3 million (N981.1 million).

He said that the bank also provided another N215 million to ensure the buses were cleared from the port, registered, kitted and have parking spaces. According to him, “in this way the bank was participating in the Lagos State Government’s efforts to make Lagos a Mega City.”

According to him, “Unity Bank financed the purchase of 100 numbers of 42 seater buses by HFZ Transport Services at a cost of $6, 330,000.

Wanka said that the bank would continue to partner with the government to transform Lagos positively, adding that that was demonstrated by its participation in collection of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).