GOGETIT Investment Ltd, a firm engaged by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to propagate the e-Naira message, has organised a sensitisation workshop for residents of Bwari in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The firm on Wednesday gathered tens of leaders of market women, youth groups, tribal and religious associations at the palace of the Etsu of Bwari to share the good news of e-Naira with them.
An enthusiastic crowd dominated by women who filled the hall to full capacity listened to presentations with rapt attention.
Addressing the crowd, the MD/CEO of GOGETIT, Mr Kenneth Hembe, said they were in Bwari to enlighten the people about the benefits of enrolling on the e-Naira platform which he said are far above keeping cash and saving money in their conventional accounts in commercial banks.
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He informed them them that using e-Naira will eradicate the chances of losing their monies to petty stealing, armed robbery and kidnapping as that physical wallet they carry around will become e-wallet which no one can steal without traces.
He noted that the being able to take advantage of the e-Naira platform is not limited to those with smart phones and bank accounts, adding that there is a USSD code for e-Naira which those with small phones can use.
Mr Hembe added that the e-Naira platform is also available to those without bank accounts and BVN as the CBN intend to pursue the goal of financial inclusion which leaves out no one.
He noted further that there are a lot of limitations in conventional banking that are not present in the use of e-Naira, adding that the long, cumbersome process of opening accounts is not there just as any child below 18 can have an e-Naira wallet as far he or she has any phone at all.
“If you want to open an account in a commercial bank now, they will say bring passport, utility bill and all that and it will take days. But with e-Naira, it is a seamless process that will be done immediately without conditions as we will demonstrate to you shortly.
“Our major aim of coming here today is to teach you how e-Naira works and open your own e-Naira accounts for you. So, henceforth, whatever you want to buy or sell in the market, you pay with or receive money with the e-Naira wallet on your phone,” he said.
Mr Hembe told the audience that the e-Naira wallet works very fast with no network problems and no bank charges.
The highpoint of the session was the immediate opening of e-Naira wallets for participants with smart phones while those with small phones had their details taken and the organisers promised to open the wallets for them and send them their respective wallet IDs to them on the same day.
Speaking to ECONOMIC CONFIDENTIAL at the end of the session, Mr Hembe said having gotten the approval of the palace and spoken to market leaders, the organisation will now hit the markets and start one-on-one engagements with each of the market women.
He however added that GOGETIT will equally be relying on the participants to recruit as many people as possible and bring them to be enrolled into the e-Naira platform as there are many incentives and rewards they will be getting from the CBN for each of the persons they bring.
