I believe, Mr Wigwe, that these are well aligned to your strategic intent for the Botswana market and that you are well endowed to be part of this, especially as I believe you have aspirations to improve on the current position of the  bank, of a P9.1 billion asset base (as at August 31, 2021) and 5th largest bank in the Botswana market.
Presenting this handicap as an advantage, he suggested that my previous involvement in a variety of central banking activities could be useful because of the growing interaction between monetary policy, payment systems and banking stability. You were generous enough to accept that view. That was an act of confidence.