Heritage Bank on Tuesday, July 5, 2016
refuted reports that it is facing “dissolution” by the Central Bank of
Nigeria over the bank’s financial health.
Online tabloid, Sahara Reporters had
tweeted that the youngest bank in Nigeria, was “next in line” for a
takeover by the Central Bank following the apex bank’s action against Skye Bank on Monday. The website claimed that Heritage Bank is owned by Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki.
In reaction, Heritage Bank issued a
statement calling the tweet by Sahara Reporters as “obnoxious” and
called the story falsehood and “at best, reckless journalism meant to
destroy the emerging bank”.
“Our attention has been drawn to an
obnoxious tweet by a news blog, Sahara Reporters, which has alluded to
the fact that the Management and Board of Heritage Bank is “next in
line” for dissolution by the Central Bank of Nigeria,” the statement
published on the bank’s website on Monday, July 4, 2016.
“This is falsehood and at best reckless
journalism meant to destroy the emerging bank. For the avoidance of
doubt, the Central Bank of Nigeria has no such plan towards the bank.
“Consequently, Heritage Bank wishes to
encourage customers of the bank and the general public to disregard the
wicked misinformation, clearly borne out of the imagination of the
mischief makers and continue enjoying the excellent service the bank is
rendering to its growing clientele.
“Heritage Bank will not also sit back
and allow its hard earned reputation to be tarnished on the pages of an
irresponsible blog,” the bank threatened.
“The bank will also leave no stone
unturned to ensure that those peddling unfounded rumours and
speculations are brought to book.”
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