Being focused, diligent and God-fearing have been identified as factors which will result in achieving success in life, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Unity Bank, Tomi Somefun, has stated. Somefun, who disclosed this at the children’s Day celebration organized by the bank for the students of the Holy Child College, at its head office in Lagos, stated the loaner was impressed to identify with them. However, she encouraged them to be serious with their studies and avoid distractions that will jeopardise their future, while imbibing the skills required to manage finance. As stated by the Unity Bank boss, the mission statement of the lender, that is a product of merger of 9 banks, is create|to form|to create} superior wealth to stakeholders even as it plans to also make it a choice of every household with core values hinged on empathy, honesty and excellence. “We are not number one yet, but we are aspiring to be,” she stated. Giving an insight into how she rose to the peak of her career, the banker narrated her sojourn to accountancy profession as a second degree, even when it was not her choice due to her weakness in mathematics, however with diligence and being focused she raise the bar of becoming a bank chief. “If I can do it, you can also do it. you can be anything you want to be. No dream is too big. the first thing i will tell you is to fear God because when you do, you will do the right thing and the sky will not even be a limit for you. “You have to know what your priorities are. Keep your priorities right. focus on the right things, have a vision for your life and don’t allow anything to distract you,” Somefun who is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) told the students. She charged the girls to avoid distractions that will lead them to fatal consequences, and for students who are obsessed with trends on the social media platform, she urged them to dwell on the positive side which will boost their career. The Administrator of Holy Child College, Antoinette Opara, commended the bank chief on the enormous strides attained, particularly in her profession. represented by the Assistant Administrator, Genevieve Ibedu, she also expressed appreciation to the banker for identifying with her school.The highlight of the event was Stephanie Okafor, one of the students, who acted as one-day MD/CEO of the bank.
