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GCB Bank Ltd has donated 40 giant water storage tanks to the Ministry of Local Government for distribution to the markets of Accra, Tema and other parts of the country.
The Ministry will distribute the tanks among the selected Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies for allocation to the beneficiary market centers.
The Rambo 1000 tanks will serve as an alternative source or water storage for merchants and travelers, as well as members of the public for hand washing.
The Bank believes this will help control the spread of the coronavirus in market centers and communities.
The donation of the tanks was in response to a request to the Bank by the Ministry by some Metropolitan Assemblies, especially the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) as part of the efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Anselm Ray Sowah, the Managing Director of GCB Bank, in a short ceremony presented the tanks to Deputy Minister of Local Government Osei Bonsu Amoah, at the AMA facility in Accra.
The MD said the Bank has partnered with the government and other state agencies in the fight to stem the coronavirus outbreak.
“We have donated cash to the Covid-19 national team and to the Minister of Health, Veronica Cubes, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to various health facilities across the country,” he said.
Sowah said the Bank had made substantial contributions in the fight against the pandemic, but considered this to be special due to the need to address congestion in the markets and ensure social distancing.
Mr. Bonsu Amoah expressed the government’s appreciation to GCB Bank and promised that donating to markets would lead to better arrangements and supply of water in our main markets.
The MP from Akuapem Sur (Aburi) urged other corporate institutions and individuals to emulate the GCB example.
Mohammed Nii Adjei-Sowah, executive director of AMA, praised the Bank for being a good neighbor and a philanthropic organization.
