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Berekum BATCCU holds 21st AGM

BATCCU HOLDS 21ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

The Berekum Area Teachers Cooperative Credit Union (BATCCU) in the Bono Region has held their 21st Annual General Meeting with their members calling on them to continue having hope in the union.

The Manager Mr. James Kwaku Yabedo aka Aban Ketewoe said BATTCU has chalked many success over the years and encouraged members to keep working with the union.

He said the credit union belongs to the members and the shares of the credit union has been maintained for over 10 years which has now increased from Ghc100.00 per share to Ghc200.00 and all members are entreated to adhere to the the new arrangements of the share before the close of March 2020.

He advised Ghanaians to inculcate the habit of savings since savings is a better way of becoming financially independent. He said, saving with a bank offers financial freedom and gives access to acquire loans to expand businesses and enterprises.

Mr. Kawaku Yabedo therefore called on the general public to practice savings since daily life expenses are high yet there is the need to save for the future.
The newly appointed board chairperson of the credit union Mrs. Esther Agyekum expressed her gratitude to the members for electing her to chair the board and pledged that the credit union will grow in it's financial services in the years ahead. 
She charged on the customers to believe in BATCCU and promised of better success of it's activities.

Some of the customers also congratulated the leaders of the bank for their hard work to overcome all the challenges that was buffling the banking sector.

According to the customers the credit union has helped them to develop their businesses in Berekum. Some derserving past board members were awarded for their hard work and contribution to the growth of BATCCU.



Storey by: Richard Adu Manu
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