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HappyBirthday,ANAP!It'swithimmensepleasureandaheartfullofgratitudethatIsendyouthesegreetings.IstillrememberyourrecruitmentinterviewofmeintoI.B.T.Cmorethan25yearsagolikeitwasyesterday%u2013littledidIknowIwaswalkingintotheorbitofsomeonewhowouldbecomeacardinalpillarinmylife.Yourriddleatthetimeaboutagoldfishinasmallpondisstill\nudgingmetodreambig,takethefuture,keepnavigatinglife'sinterestingchallengesconfidentlywithpurpose,andcelebratingitsmostrewardingmomentstoo.Thankyouforbeinguniquelyyou:humorous,superintelligent,verywiseandgenuinelypeople-centric.Youknow,Ionceheardthatatruebankerunderstandsthatthebiggestassetisn'tonabalancesheet,it'sthepeopleyouinvestin.You,Sir,arelivingproofofthat.You'vetaughtusthattruewealthisn'tjustaboutaccumulatingassets,it'saboutenrichinglives%u2013anddoingitallwithacrackingsenseofhumor!You%u2019reaniconofeconomicgrowth,butmoreimportantly,aniconofhumangrowth.You'veempoweredcountlesspeople,youngandold,toaimforabold,rewarding,andimpactfulfuture.Youshowedusthatsuccessisn'tazero-sumgame;it'saboutexpandingthepieforeveryone.Andspeakingofpies,you%u2019veprobablyseenmoremarketcyclesthanmostpeoplehaveseenbirthdaycakes,yetyouroptimismanddriveforabetterNigerianeverwaver.Thankyouforteachingusgenerosityandmindfulness%u2013notjustaboutthenumbersonascreen,butaboutthepeoplearoundus,thecommunitiesweserve,andtrulygivingouralltowhatwedo.Youtaughtusthatsometimesthebestinvestmentisn'tinastock,butinahandshakeandaheartfeltpurposefulconversation.SEVENTYHEARTYCHEERSTOANABSOLUTELEGEND!BUNMI71