Sterling Bank Plc in its drive to enrich the lives of its customers and offer real value to the country as a whole has taken yet another bold step by supporting the award winning radio host Chaz B’s Emotional Intelligence event for couples.
The event according to the On Air Personality and motivational speaker has been carefully and specially crafted to cater for the needs of married and engaged couples.
Shina Atilola, Sterling Bank’s Group Head, Strategy & Communications, said that the Bank was supporting the initiative because of its laudable objective which was to provide couples with the requisite skills to improve their relationships and deal with salient issues prevalent in marriages, which lead to breakdown in communication and other serious issues between couples.
He expressed his concern that a lot of couples entered into marriage without the necessary skills required for success. This, he explained, had led to the sharp increase in the number of divorce cases in the country.
“A lot of couples do not go through the rigors of understanding each other before they enter into marriage. As a result, they go into marriage unprepared. Marriage is about sharing lives, enduring partnerships and sharing love. Marriages are under pressure because there is not enough focus on these core relationship enablers.”
He further stated that: “Marriage is an institution ordained by God. It remains a sacrificial commitment between the wife and the husband as they both leave their families to come together and live as one. The sad aspect of it is that the couple seen smiling and excited on the day of the marriage ceremony suddenly become enemies, because they fail to think things through before going into it or walk the road of commitment.”
The event will host 100 couples to ensure a focused and enjoyable evening of entertainment featuring music by Chocolate City sensation, Nosa, with comedy provided by hilarious stand-up act, Gordons amongst other artists to thrill and entertain the guests.
Atilola expressed optimism that the programme would go a long way in educating Nigerian couples on some of the root causes of broken marriages and proffer solutions.“In the process, Sterling Bank would have kept its promise to enrich lives,” he added.